One of the most prevalent propagators of the idea that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked underage girls to rich and powerful men was unable to best a critic in open debate, and instead resorted to pure ad hominem attack. But due to a poorly timed mishap, the internet has convinced itself that this attack went unanswered, and was justified.
I am speaking, of course, about an unfortunate occurrence during an exchange between journalists Michael Tracey and Tara Palmeri on Piers Morgan Uncensored. The guests on Morgan's show are usually remote, and in this case, Tracey had trouble hearing what Palmeri was saying; as a result, he was not able to immediately answer a question from her about whether any Epstein associates were paying Tracey to undermine the Epstein narrative. Palmeri summarized what happened thusly on X:
