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canetoad

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 08:26 PM Jul 19

A closer look at the WSJ article [View all]

Since tsf announced that he is suing the WSJ, Murdoch et al, I decided to have a closer look at this article from a couple of days ago: https://archive.md/5VJ1L

The letter bearing Trump’s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy—like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. A pair of small arcs denotes the woman’s breasts, and the future president’s signature is a squiggly “Donald” below her waist, mimicking pubic hair.

The letter concludes: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”

In an interview with the Journal on Tuesday evening, Trump denied writing the letter or drawing the picture. “This is not me. This is a fake thing. It’s a fake Wall Street Journal story,” he said.

“I never wrote a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women,” he said. “It’s not my language. It’s not my words.”


The article does not say that tsf wrote the letter. It says that his signature is 'on it' which is easily proven if need be. I doubt his lawsuit will go very far against Murdoch.
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