President Donald Trump is once again setting the record straight — this time blasting the media’s selective amnesia on the Jeffrey Epstein scandal while revealing he rejected an invitation to Epstein’s notorious “pedo island,” unlike former President Bill Clinton, who allegedly made 28 separate visits.
Speaking Monday during a press appearance in Scotland with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Trump unloaded on the legacy media for ignoring the real predators connected to Epstein.
“I never went to the island, and Bill Clinton went there supposedly 28 times. I never went to the island, but Larry Summers, I hear, went there. He was the head of Harvard, and many other people—very big people. Nobody ever talks about them,” Trump said.
Trump reiterated what he’s said for years: Epstein was persona non grata at Mar-a-Lago, and he was kicked out after crossing the line.
“I don’t want to waste your time by explaining it. But for years, I wouldn’t talk to Jeffrey Epstein. I wouldn’t talk because he did something that was inappropriate. He hired help, and I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’ He stole people that worked for me. I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’ He did it again. I threw him out of the place—persona non grata. I threw him out, and that was it. I’m glad I did, if you want to know the truth.”
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President Trump on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein: “That’s such old history. It’s very easy to explain, but I don’t want to waste your time.” pic.twitter.com/bCQqlkK7gB
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When asked about a salacious Wall Street Journal report alleging he once sent Epstein a drawing of a naked woman, Trump fired back.
“I don’t do drawings of women,” Trump said, adding, “And also, Epstein was a very controversial guy. I was at a very high position, you know, pretty much all my life … who would do a controversial drawing?… Now with that being said they say there were many letters done by many people.”
When asked about whether he would consider a pardon for Epstein’s accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump said he hadn’t given it any thought, according to The Hill.
“I’m allowed to give her a pardon. Nobody’s approached me with it, nobody’s asked me about it. It’s in the news, about that, that aspect of it. But right now it would be inappropriate to talk about it.”
