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In need of a reset on multiple policy fronts, the Trump administration isn’t afraid of turning to some good old-fashioned rebranding.
► Tired of hearing about how Epstein emails released by a House Democrats feature President Donald Trump?
Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate any Democrats who, like Trump, were Epstein associates and are mentioned in the emails. As the House moves toward a bipartisan demand for the FBI to release its Epstein files, Trump is trying to flip the script on what he’s now calling the “Epstein Hoax.”
► Need a reset for the unpopular military policy in the Western hemisphere?
Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave the operation a new name, “Southern Spear.”
► Hoping to make people believe a militaristic deportation strategy is focused on dangerous criminals instead of the presch
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