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In a new Economist/YouGov poll, Donald Trump’s disapproval has hit a record high of 55%. As former GOP communications director and co-founder & CEO of The Seneca Project warns, just a few-point slip among Republican approval for Trump could be enough to lose key swing seats in the House of Representatives.
Trump lashed out at supporters who are calling for more information to be released about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He also doubled down on the claim that Democrats created the files.
Harry Enten said the figures "surprised" him as the president navigates GOP criticism on his administration's handling of the Epstein files.
President Trump is once again trying to brush off the Jeffrey Epstein crisis as "nothing." Wired Senior Writer Jake Lahut, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Charlie Warzel and former Communications Director for the Republican National Committee Doug Heye join Katy Tur to discuss why people on both sides of the aisle are pushing for the release of the files.
The Jeffrey Epstein controversy showed no signs of quieting as a GOP senator joined calls for all information to be released by the Trump administration, as Democrats protested the GOP’s advancing of two controversial nominees with a dramatic walkout.
Nearly six years after he died, Jeffrey Epstein is still at the center of controversy. Part of President Trump's political base is angry over the handling of the files from the investigation into Epstein's sex crimes and his death in a jail cell.
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Despite days of claiming the controversy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein was a hoax, President Trump is taking the extraordinary step of calling for the release of grand jury testimony related to the deceased convicted sex offender’s case.