{"id":2472344,"date":"2025-08-08T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-claims-another-scalp-and-this-ones-from-a-bald-cajun-good\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T09:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:07:37","slug":"melania-claims-another-scalp-and-this-ones-from-a-bald-cajun-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-claims-another-scalp-and-this-ones-from-a-bald-cajun-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Melania Claims Another Scalp, And This One&#8217;s from a Bald Cajun &#8211; Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmelania-claims-another-scalp-and-this-ones-from-a-bald-cajun-good%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2472344&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>First Lady Melania Trump has successfully compelled public apologies and retractions from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prominent left-wing figures<\/a> and media outlets who falsely linked her to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Recently, Democratic strategist James Carville apologized and removed remarks from a podcast episode after implying Melania had connections to Epstein and suggesting she was once an escort recruited by Epstein&#8217;s modeling agency. This followed a similar forced retraction from the Daily Beast, which took down an article making comparable allegations. Melania Trump&#8217;s legal team has consistently challenged baseless defamatory claims,with previous victories including a $2.9 million libel settlement from the Daily Mail and a significant apology from the U.K. Telegraph. The first lady&#8217;s firm response serves as a warning to media and political opponents that she will vigorously defend herself against false attacks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>First lady Melania Trump takes no prisoners in her war on defamatory fake news &mdash; this time, forcing a groveling apology from left-wing foghorn James Carville.<\/p>\n<p>The brouhaha erupted after Carville suggested in a podcast last week that Melania Trump met President Donald Trump through a connection with convicted pedophile <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/never-seen-pics-inside-epsteins-mansion-allegedly-sexually-assaulted-girls-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a nutshell, Carville falsely implied Mrs. Trump was once an escort at a modeling agency that Epstein used to recruit sex workers, whom he then connected with his wealthy, powerful celebrity clients.<\/p>\n<p>After the first lady&rsquo;s attorney contacted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/carvilles-trump-collapse-prediction-never-came-now-wants-nuke-system-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carville<\/a>, the 80-year-old Democratic strategist retracted his baseless comments.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Melania Trump posted the craven leftist&rsquo;s apology in an X screenshot.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In last week&rsquo;s podcast episode, we spoke with Judd Legum,&rdquo; Carville wrote in his note.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After the episode, we received a letter from Melania Trump&rsquo;s lawyer. He took issue with our title of one of those YouTube videos from that episode and a couple of comments I made about the First Lady.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We took a look at what they complained about, and we took down the video and edited out those comments from the episode. I also take back these statements and apologize,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cNMb5xawxW\">pic.twitter.com\/cNMb5xawxW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIATRUMP\/status\/1953487584719417361?\">August 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Carville&rsquo;s apology came one week after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/heartwarming-video-melania-trump-spent-4th-july-week-childrens-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first lady<\/a> compelled a retraction from the Daily Beast for making similar suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After this story was published, The Beast received a letter from First Lady Melania Trump&rsquo;s attorney challenging the headline and framing of the article,&rdquo; according to an editor&rsquo;s note for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-flashed-by-large-naked-scotsman-on-journey-to-glasgow\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Flashed by &#039;Large, Naked&#039; Scotsman on Journey to Glasgow\">left-wing tabloid<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After reviewing the matter, the Beast has taken down the article and apologizes for any confusion or misunderstanding,&rdquo; the note added.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Beast then scrubbed the original story, images, and URL from its website.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Daily Beast Apologies and Retracts Article Alleging a Melania Trump-Jeffrey Epstein Link <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OWGp02AU6K\">https:\/\/t.co\/OWGp02AU6K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MELANIA TRUMP (@MELANIATRUMP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIATRUMP\/status\/1951283561182412898?\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In her 2024 memoir, Melania Trump said she met Trump at a 1998 Fashion Week party in New York City. The couple got engaged six years later and married in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-calling-it-the-value-meal-wars-taco-bell-enters-the-fray-with-new-7-deal\/\" title=\"They&#039;re Calling It &#039;The Value Meal Wars&#039;: Taco Bell Enters the Fray with New  Deal\">establishment media&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s sleazy smears against the first lady are farcical, considering she is undefeated in bringing the lying tabloids to their knees.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, the first lady scored an apology and $2.9 million in damages to settle a lawsuit she filed against The Daily Mail, after the British outlet claimed she worked as a call girl during her early days as a model.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Congratulations to Melania Trump on winning a $2.9 Million libel settlement from Daily Mail.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpandthePress?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TrumpandthePress<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wednesdaywisdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wednesdaywisdom<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ELwxLS6jhs\">pic.twitter.com\/ELwxLS6jhs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/852190832451039232?\">April 12, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the U.K. Telegraph also issued a groveling apology and agreed to pay Melania Trump &ldquo;substantial&rdquo; monetary damages for publishing similar lies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Telegraph&rsquo;s Melania mea culpa in fulla for ya&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>Certainly a presidential level apology for a newspaper. Can&rsquo;t recall anyone getting such a blow by blow grovelling. Good for her. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HGblJJSILA\">pic.twitter.com\/HGblJJSILA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rob McGibbon &#9000;&#65039; (@robmcgibbon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robmcgibbon\/status\/1089071315565330433?\">January 26, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Let <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/house-republican-routinely-opposes-trump-praises-first-lady-owe-melania-thanks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melania Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s brutal smackdowns of James Carville and the Daily Beast serve as a sobering reminder to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-comms-team-gets-a-pass-where-trump-administration-would-have-had-a-scandal\/\" title=\"Biden Comms Team Gets A Pass Where ... Administration Would Have Had A Scandal\">left-wing media<\/a>: This first lady will not stand by if you smear her with baseless lies.<\/p>\n<p>This is how all conservatives should react when they&rsquo;re frivolously attacked by the corporate media: Take no prisoners and crush them into the ground.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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