Democrat Strategist James Carville Apologizes To Melania Trump After Making False Claims

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At least he admitted he was wrong.

Democrat Strategist James Carville has apologized to First Lady Melania Trump after making false accusations about her.

In his podcast, Carville claimed that Jeffrey Epstein introduced Melania Trump to President Trump.

After Melania Trump refuted the claims and Carville was fact-checked, he has since issued an apology.

The Daily Mail reported more in-depth on Carville’s apology:

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, 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.

Fox News reported on Melania’s response:

First lady Melania Trump shared an X post in triumph on Thursday after Democratic strategist James Carville retracted claims disputed by her lawyer.

Carville opened his latest episode of the Politics War Room podcast with a legal note, abandoning his usual folksy and avuncular style for a more serious tone.

“In last week’s podcast episode, we spoke with Judd Legum,” he said. “After the episode, we received a letter from Melania Trump’s lawyer. He took issue with our title of one of those YouTube videos from that episode and a couple of comments I made about the first lady. We took a look at what they complained about, and we took down the video and edited out those comments from the episode. I also take back these statements and apologize.”

Melania Trump shared a screenshot of the above apology’s transcript and a crossed-out screenshot of a video of the episode titled, “The Epstein connection: Trump & Melania.”
Melania Trump’s dispute was about how Carville characterized how she met her future husband.

An aide to the first lady, Nick Clemens, told Fox News Digital in a statement, “First Lady Melania Trump’s attorneys are actively ensuring immediate retractions and apologies by those who spread malicious, defamatory falsehoods. The true account of how the First Lady met

President Trump is in her best-selling book, ‘Melania.’”
Last week, The Daily Beast pulled an article detailing allegations by journalist Michael Wolff that Melania Trump was introduced to her husband Donald Trump via a modeling agent connected to Jeffrey Epstein, after a challenge from the first lady’s lawyers.

The outlet shared an Editor’s Note in place of the article, declaring, “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. After reviewing the matter, the Beast has taken down the article and apologizes for any confusion or misunderstanding.”



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