Donald Trump faced serious allegations linking him to Jeffrey Epstein that risked alienating his supporters. On July 15, The Wall Street Journal indicated it would publish claims about Trump writing a crude poem for Epstein's birthday. Amid rising tensions, Trump and his press secretary contacted the Journal's editor to refute the story. After initial assumptions of staving off the article, it was published, leading to heightened scrutiny. In response, Trump accused the newspaper of defamation and announced a $10 billion lawsuit against them for the claims made in the article.
Trump and his loyal press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, reached for the nuclear option. From Air Force One, they called the Journal's British editor-in-chief, Emma Tucker.
The article finally emerged in the early evening. The city collectively stopped to read. In the hours that followed publication, the tension intensified.
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