Reference News, July 23 report - According to the ABC News website on July 22, critics of US President Trump have accused him of trying to divert attention from the files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, as the US government faces public pressure to increase transparency in this case.
The report said that Trump recently posted a series of wide-ranging posts on his social media platform, including one on the 20th demanding the "Washington Commanders" football team to revert to its original name, claiming that there is "a lot of support for this."
Several hours later, he continued by writing: "My comments on the 'Washington Redskins' generated a huge reaction, but it was very positive." He threatened that if the team does not revert to its original name, he would block the deal for the team to build a new stadium in Washington, D.C.
Joe Walsh, a former Republican congressman who ran against Trump for the presidency in 2020, responded on social media: "Trump is terrified of the Epstein case files."
The report stated that after the Trump administration announced on the 21st to release documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activist Al Sharpton claimed that this move was a "desperate attempt to divert attention from the storm caused by the Epstein case files that is engulfing Trump, and from the loss of credibility within his 'Make America Great Again' movement."
California Senator and Democrat Adam Schiff also accused the president of trying to divert attention from the Epstein case. On the 20th, Trump accused Schiff of being jailed for allegedly forging loan documents related to his Maryland residence. Schiff previously stated that Trump's accusations were a "convenient way to shift attention," aiming to prevent people from focusing on the Epstein case.
In other recent posts, Trump called for an immediate end to cash bail on the 21st and criticized the federal judge overseeing the Harvard University v. Trump administration case, calling him a "complete disaster."
He also spoke about the Brian Kohlbecker case in a post on the 21st, where Kohlbecker will be sentenced this week after pleading guilty to killing four students at Idaho State University. This seems to be the first time Trump has publicly commented on this killing incident from 2022.
The report said that Trump also turned his attention to the Wall Street Journal, refuting an article published by the newspaper on the 20th that he called a "typical false report." The article said that in recent days, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent privately explained to Trump why he should not try to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
On the 20th, the president also shared a video on his social media platform that included a parody clip of former President Obama being arrested and imprisoned in the Oval Office. In recent days, Trump has baselessly accused Obama and other Democrats of fabricating and altering the Epstein case files.
Democratic strategist Sawyer Hackett believes that Trump's such posts are an attempt to "divert attention from the Epstein scandal." (Translated by Feng Xue)
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