Howard Lutnick has acknowledged he visited Epstein’s island with his family in 2012 after earlier claiming he severed ties in 2005
In response to the blow to Republican legislators in Indiana who lost their primaries to Trump-backed challengers, David Axelrod –a former senior advisor to Barack Obama – noted that “survival” was ultimately the reason why so many GOP lawmakers continue to support the president, regardless of policy disagreements.
“'[Trump] maintains the unwavering allegiance of his base and the threat to use it as cudgels against any apostates in primary elections,” Axelrod said. “That’s why following through on his retribution threat against Indiana state senators for having the temerity (and courage) to oppose the extraordinary, mid-decade re-districting he demanded was so essential to the [White House].”
