ANALYSIS — Trade deals and a luxury ballroom and Triple H in the Roosevelt Room. Oh my.
President Donald Trump began the week trying to play down his past relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, but he wrapped it up announcing more trade deals, revised tariff rates for dozens of countries and a major White House renovation project, as congressional Democrats tried to keep up the heat about the documents scandal related to the deceased and convicted sex offender.
Amid his efforts to change the subject from the scandal that has riled up parts of his base, including conservative online influencers, this week brought some surreal moments. They included a presidential biceps squeeze of Paul “Triple H” Levesque, the 14-time World Wrestling Entertainment champion who now is the company’s chief content officer.
