Today on Ben Kissel Politics, the headlines read like a political Mad Lib gone wrong.

📰 First up, Donald Trump addresses the ever-growing Epstein conspiracy theories — and calls them “bullshit.” Which is fascinating, considering some of his previous connections and photo ops. (We’ll let you decide whether this is honesty, damage control, or just the world’s weirdest branding exercise.)

🏦 Then we get into the debanking of politically exposed persons — when banks decide you’re too risky to have an account because your name keeps showing up in scandal stories. Apparently, financial institutions have higher moral standards than some elected officials.

⚖️ Speaking of which — a politician just passed a bill to lessen penalties for 18-year-olds who rape children. Yep. That’s not satire. That’s not hyperbole. That’s an actual, real-life legislative decision someone thought was a good look.

It’s denial, financial exile, and legal decline — all in one episode.

Buckle up, because this political circus just replaced the elephants with flaming dumpsters.

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