<p>Recent provocations about very old quotations by the press enraged Trump aide Michael Cohen, who said, &#8220;You cannot rape your spouse.&#8221;  ;This caused an uproar in the press gaining considerable press in mainstream media outlets.  ;Donald Trump responded to this saying ;&#8220;He&#8217;s speaking for himself. He&#8217;s not speaking for me, obviously, but I did tell him I disagreed with him.&#8221;  ;Donald Trump declined to fire Cohen.</p>
<p>Just to put this to bed, here is the statement from Ivana Trump: &#8220;I have recently read some comments attributed to me from nearly 30 years ago at a time of very high tension during my divorce from Donald. The story is totally without merit. Donald and I are the best of friends and together have raised three children that we love and are very proud of. I have nothing but fondness for Donald and wish him the best of luck on his campaign. Incidentally, I think he would make an incredible president.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>Author&#8217;s note:</strong>  ;This was an interview conducted by the Daily Beast, who I am now realizing is the lowest of the low in news services.  ;They brought up an issue almost 30 years old, took it out of context and managed to get a Trump aide upset about it, then published the outburst.</p>
<p>This is tabloid stuff and doesn&#8217;t deserve the covereage on CNN and Fox it has received over the last 24 hours.  ; It has already gotten more than the story about <a href="https://punchingbagpost.com/planned-parenthood-hits-the-fan-second-video-released-liberals-in-denial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Planned Parenthood harvesting human body parts,</strong></a> which is, in my opinion, the most impactful story on American culture of the year.  ;The shame of it is the Daily Beast got the exposure they wanted.</p>