'Hide the grandbabies': Trump family warned not to allow children around president
Progressive policy ambitions meet practical realities as Americans weigh costs and consequences.
The remarkable thing about this clip is not that a partisan caller said something ugly. It is that major outlets treat it like news, as if a slur dressed up as “concern” deserves oxygen. The framing invites readers to smirk at the insult while skipping the basic question: what evidence, what standard, and what responsibility do platforms and journalists have?
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A caller on C-SPAN's Washington Journal program advised President Donald Trump's family to keep his grandchildren away from him."Yeah, my top story for the year is, of course, the Epstein files," Darrell, a Democrat from Georgia, explained to host Mimi Geerges. "We all know that we got a pedophile in the White House right now, and I would advise Ivanka Trump, which is his daughter, and Lara Trump, his daughter-in-law, to please hide the grandbabies.""Do not let these grandbabies go around Papa, Papa Trump," he continued, "because we all know he's a pedophile."The caller ended by urging C-SPAN to stand up against attempts at censorship from the Trump administration."That guy with the FCC, [Brendan Carr] and Trump and the rest of them clowns over there, they're going to do everything they ca...
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The remarkable thing about this clip is not that a partisan caller said something ugly. It is that major outlets treat it like news, as if a slur dressed up as “concern” deserves oxygen. The framing invites readers to smirk at the insult while skipping the basic question: what evidence, what standard, and what responsibility do platforms and journalists have?
Conservatives have learned to recognize a pattern. Accusations are laundered through call in shows, “viral moments,” and insinuation, then cited as a public mood. That corrodes public trust and normalizes character assassination as civic participation.
If someone has real information, put it before investigators and the courts. If not, stop pretending rumor is accountability. A functioning republic depends on due process, rule of law, and institutional stability, not televised vigilantism.
The principle at stake is simple: politics cannot be allowed to replace proof with performance.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.