First Lady Melania Trump triggered another public apology from the media on Thursday, after a Democratic operative launched a false claim.
Democratic strategist James Carville was forced to apologize for accusing her of being introduced to Donald Trump by convicted financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The Politics War Room podcast hosted by Carville and journalist Al Hunt revealed in a public message that during an episode with leftist journalist Judd Legum about Epstein that some comments made about the first lady were incorrect.
‘We took a look at what they complained about, and we took down the video and edited out those comments from the episode,’ the message read, noting that they received a letter from the First Lady’s lawyer.
‘I also take back these statements and apologize,’ the message from Carville concluded.
The video was labeled on Youtube as ‘The Epstein Connection between Trump and Melania’ which was promptly removed and edited after hearing from the first lady’s lawyer.
The comments from Carville were deleted before the Daily Mail could verify exactly what was said in the video.
The First Lady posted screenshots of the apologies from Carville on her X account without comment.
Mrs. Trump’s post drew praise from her legions of fans on social media.
First lady Melania Trump successfully challenged accusations related to her connections to Jeffrey Epstein
Democratic political strategist Jame Carville apologized for his comments made in error about First Lady Melania Trump
‘Great work, these people are despicable liars!’ wrote one person.
‘IMO, people like James Carville know exactly what they are doing when they create videos like that, and they should know what not to say,’ wrote another user on X about Carville.
‘It’s not his first time on video talking. If it were me, I would sue them if possible. They’ll understand that,’ the user added.
‘What a great woman. Never looking for the limelight but if you step on her toes…..she’ll break your foot!’ wrote another fan.
The first lady’s office also threatened legal action against the Daily Beast earlier this week which earned a retraction and a rare apology from the news outlet for making the claim, based on a statement from discredited author Michael Wolff that Epstein introduced the couple.
‘After this story was published, The Beast received a letter from First Lady Melania Trump’s attorney challenging the headline and framing of the article,’ a Daily Beast editor wrote in a statement.
‘After reviewing the matter, the Beast has taken down the article and apologizes for any confusion or misunderstanding,’ the statement concluded.
The Trumps were engaged in 2004 and married on January 22, 2005, at the Bethesda-by-the-Sea church in Palm Beach, Florida
