‘What a Massive, Unforced Error!’ CNN Data Guru Aghast at Trump’s Bungling of Epstein Files
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten declared the Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files a “massive, unforced error” on Friday, marveling at the fact that both Steve Bannon and Elon Musk were up in arms over it.
“MAGA supporters are furious after a DOJ memo claimed there’s no Epstein client list, some even calling for AG Pam Bondi to resign,” observed anchor Sara Sidner before asking Enten: “What are you learning about just the interest of this case to the public at large?”
“What a massive, unforced error by the Trump administration! Donald Trump would love this story to go away, but in fact interest is climbing higher and higher, to quote Jackie Wilson. Look at this, Google searches for Epstein up 1,200% this week versus last,” replied Enten. “And get this, it is currently the top topic search with Trump on Google alongside his presidency. So Donald Trump normally, you know, leans in, leans into stories in which there’s controversy, like tariffs for example. This is a story in which he’s trying to get away from, basically saying, ‘Why is anyone still interested in this story?’ But the bottom line is people are very interested in the story to historic degrees, at least this week.”
“Give us some perspective — you see that 1,200 number — about other stories in comparison how people are viewing this one,” followed up Sidner.
“So you know I mentioned tariffs earlier on, right? Epstein has been googled a lot since Monday. He has actually been googled 1.4 times as much as tariffs has been googled, and that is, of course, a huge news story,” answered Enten. “How about Grok, which is another insane news story this week, I mean, my goodness gracious. But in fact, Epstein has been googled 2.5 times as much as the Grok story has been googled. So the bottom line is, this is a story in which there’s a lot of interest, and it’s one of the few stories in which both Steve Bannon and Elon Musk are going after Trump, at least the Trump administration. He’s managed to bring together two parts of the administration that have, or two parts to the fan base, that have normally been against each other.”
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