You recall incorrectly and also going along with what you said about people using symbols, Trump has gushed about Epstein along with recognizing he likes them young.
https://youtu.be/hNquvXkj-O8 "The Young Turks"? Really? Could you have possibly picked a less reputable source? They took one sentence by Trump out of context regarding Jeffrey Epstein.
Trump has similarly said things about Bill and Hillary Clinton after a bitter 2016 election, being gracious at his inauguration that "they're good people". But I think most people can see Trump was throwing a bone of dignity to the 2016 election losers.
Similarly, Trump took heat for saying nice things in the last week about Kim Jong Un, in the wake of his letting 3 American prisoners free, and preceding their summit in about 6 weeks. But again, one can see that Trump doesn't think Jong Un is a great guy, he's just finessing his way into negotiations to rid the Korean peninsula of nuclear weapons. And one conservative pundit said if Trump can pull that off, he should heap all kinds of praise on Kim Jong Un to get the deal done: "Hey, that's a great suit you're wearing, I love your haircut. Hey I think you lost a little weight..." Whatever goodwill persuades North Korea to give up their nukes.
Likewise with Trump, I saw no context in the one-sentence Turks quote where Trump said Epstein was a great guy or whatever. As I quoted prior, Bill Clinton has made 26 trips to pedophile island. To my knowledge, Trump flew with Epstein once, and then quietly put some distance between him and Epstein. This could have been a quote based on what Trump knew shaking hands with him in a superficial meeting, or what he knew about Epstein by reputation through others, before they spent time together. Or Trump after spending a day with him may have disliked Epstein, but given Epstein superficial praise after meeting him so as not to start a blood feud with him in the press.
