CNN Data Chief Reveals ‘Historic’ Nature Of This ‘Massive, Unforced Error’ Under Trump | EUROtoday
CNN’s chief information analyst Harry Enten on Friday mentioned President Donald Trump’s administration made a “massive, unforced error” after his Justice Department and FBI’s latest findings on Jeffrey Epstein fueled backlash from MAGA world.
“Donald Trump would love this story to go away but, in fact, interest is climbing higher and higher, to quote Jackie Wilson,” Enten declared.
In the times since a DOJ and FBI memo discovered no proof of a so-called Epstein “client list,” Trump supporters have criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi over previous feedback that contradict the latest findings.
The memo additionally challenges remarks from Trump’s high FBI officers, ones they’ve since backtracked from.
Hours after Enten’s phase, CNN reported that Dan Bongino — the FBI’s deputy director — has knowledgeable those who he’s contemplating resigning after clashing with Bondi over her dealing with of the disgraced financier’s case.
Bongino didn’t present as much as work Friday following the struggle, per Axios.
Enten famous that Google searches for Epstein are up 1,200% this week in comparison with final week, and he’s at the moment the highest matter searched alongside Trump/Trump’s presidency on Google.
“So Donald Trump normally leans into stories in which there is controversy, like tariffs, for example. This is a story in which he’s trying to get away from, basically saying, ‘Why is anyone still interested in this story?’” Enten mentioned.
“But the bottom line is people are very interested in this story to historic degrees, at least this week.”
Years earlier than taking the Oval Office and earlier than the financier’s downfall, Trump partied with Epstein, and the president’s identify has appeared in unsealed paperwork associated to the Epstein case, though he’s by no means been accused of wrongdoing tied to Epstein’s crimes.
Enten later added that Epstein has been Googled “a lot” since Monday — the day that the FBI and DOJ launched its memo, which mentioned there was no proof that the financier was murdered whereas awaiting trial on intercourse trafficking fees.
He famous that Epstein has been searched 2.5 occasions greater than Grok — Elon Musk’s synthetic intelligence chatbot that’s confronted backlash over antisemitism — since Monday.
Epstein has additionally been Googled 1.4 occasions greater than tariffs since that point, per Enten.
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