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From the August 19, 2025, edition of Candace Owens, posted to YouTube 

CANDACE OWENS (HOST): And that’s the reason why Trump is surrounded at this moment, because he has given — he’s just handed over the reins to the deep state, as evidenced by the fact that he is letting go of the Jeffrey Epstein story.

And I’m sorry, I cannot at all say that I feel that Melania has been harmed by the Jeffrey Epstein story more than the Americans have been harmed by their — her husband’s refusal to look further into this.

So I really like Melania. I hope that — I know how she feels as a mother, obviously, and I hope that she can perhaps communicate to Trump that this is unacceptable, you know? If you want to be leader of the free world, if you want to be President of the United States, then you are going to have to have the gumption to tell Americans the truth. We know the truth already, so you might as well say it.