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'These works of fiction either belong in the bargain bin of the fantasy section in a discount bookstore or should be repurposed as tissue paper'

A member of Congress has called out one publication for its use of a "nasty" – and furthermore inaccurate – headline to push salacious ideas about President Donald Trump.

It was the Daily Beast that trumpeted, "Don't Tell Melania; Trump once offered rising MAGA star his bed."

Then the publication went to social media with the promotion of its story that stated, "The new revelations reveal how Trump reportedly offered a female congresswoman his bed, as long as she kept it a secret from his wife."

The problem is that while the suggestive and salacious were all over the statements, the facts that made it relatively unremarkable were not.
Fox News reported the woman in question was U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., and she was, in fact, offered to use the bed on Air Force One by Trump.

But it happened when Trump gave the invitation in front of Luna and her husband at a time when she was pregnant, suffering from undiagnosed pre-eclampsia.

It developed this way, according to the report, "Alex Isenstadt, Axios reporter and author of 'Revenge: The Inside Story of Trump's Return to Power,' made headlines with quotes allegedly said by Trump in a sneak preview published by Axios on Sunday. Among the quotes was one he allegedly said to Luna in 2023 offering her the bed on his jet when she was pregnant and feeling ill, though it included a joke about his wife Melania being jealous."

Trump reportedly said, to Luna, "If you need a bed to lay down in, there's one here on the plane. If you feel sick and you need to lay there, you can lay on it. Just don't tell Melania. She doesn't like other women on my bed."

Isenstadt noted that Trump was joking.

However, the Daily Beast left the joking description out of its report until later on, in the fourth paragraph.

Luna noted she seldom responds to "nasty headlines" so as not to give "trash" credibility.

But this one needed an answer.

She was experiencing complications, she said.

"As soon as @realDonaldTrump boarded the plane, being the gentleman and good person that he is, said if I did not feel well, I could use the back room. He did this in a respectful way and in front of my husband, of which we thanked him. He also assured me that they had a medical team on board in case anything happened and they were aware of how pregnant I was. This was the most compassionate thing that could've been done at the time. I find it disgusting that the author fails to recognize that. A few weeks later, I was induced because I did have pre-eclampsia . The author of this book never reached out to me for comment. Which means that this book is likely going to be a s— hit piece. If people in POTUS orbit are talking to this author, they need to be cut off immediately. This is gross."

The Daily Beast also was hit by Community Notes on X, with the explanation, "The woman in question was Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, who has responded publicly to the allegation. She claims nothing inappropriate occurred, she was not asked for comment, and this situation is being presented out of context."

Fox reported, "White House communications director Steven Cheung denounced Trump books including Isenstadt's as a 'desperate attempt to make money off of President Trump's name because journalism is a dying industry with reporters peddling lies and selling their souls in order to make a quick buck.'"

He said, "These works of fiction either belong in the bargain bin of the fantasy section in a discount bookstore or should be repurposed as tissue paper."