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Cameron Kasky Retracts Trump Sex Trafficking Claim on CNN

1/22/2026

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Cameron Kasky apologized for claiming on CNN that U.S. President Donald Trump was linked to a human sex trafficking network.
Berman did not correct Kasky's claim made during a panel.
Conservative Scott Jennings pressed Berman to address it.
Kasky later retracted the claim on X, saying it was an accident and Trump was not involved.
Trump's legal team and CNN did not respond to requests for comment.

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Cameron Kasky apologized for claiming on CNN that U.S. President Donald Trump was linked to a human sex trafficking network.
Berman did not correct Kasky's claim made during a panel.
Conservative Scott Jennings pressed Berman to address it.
Kasky later retracted the claim on X, saying it was an accident and Trump was not involved.
Trump's legal team and CNN did not respond to requests for comment.