Media go after Melania Trump by distorting leaked audio

Published October 2, 2020 1:38pm ET



It is going to feel like a long, long couple of months to Election Day.

Members of the press are attacking first lady Melania Trump this week for something she did not say. They claim she dismissed criticisms of the Trump administration’s child separation policy in 2018 with a blunt, “Give me a f—ing break.” This did not happen. The first lady did not casually reject concerns about detained immigrant children.

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