Trump melts down after lewd letter to Jeffrey Epstein is made public

President Donald Trump is within the midst of a mood tantrum after the Wall Road Journal on Thursday night time printed the contents of a lewd birthday notice he despatched to convicted intercourse offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. The notice included a doodle of a unadorned lady and concluded, “Pleased Birthday—and should on daily basis be one other great secret.”

Trump has up to now written 4 unhinged Fact Social posts attempting to disclaim that he ever wrote the notice to Epstein, who was charged with baby intercourse trafficking in 2019 however allegedly dedicated suicide in jail earlier than he confronted trial. Earlier than that, Epstein was convicted in 2008 for soliciting prostitution of a minor.

Epstein counted as his mates numerous highly effective males, together with Trump. In 2002, Trump raved about their mates to New York journal. “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years. Terrific guy,” Trump mentioned. “He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after arriving at Joint Base Andrews on July 15.

Then he claimed the notice couldn’t be actual, writing in one other batshit-crazy Fact Social submit that the notice is “not the way I talk.”

Nevertheless, Trump does draw photos. Numerous his doodles of the New York Metropolis skyline have been auctioned off for charity—together with one which bought for $29,000 and one other that bought for $16,000 in 2017.

Trump additionally posted concerning the Epstein information, which his administration says do not exist, even though many who now serve in his administration had mentioned they need to be launched.

To attempt to appease his base, which is tearing itself aside because it reckons with the truth that Trump could also be a part of a cover-up of the Epstein scandal, Trump mentioned late on Thursday that he ordered Lawyer Basic Pam Bondi to launch “all pertinent Grand Jury testimony” about Epstein. Authorized consultants say, nevertheless, that this may seemingly not embody lists of the highly effective individuals presupposed to be within the information.

Then Trump tried a brand new line of protection about why the Epstein information—which he lengthy mentioned he would launch—do not exist.

“If there was a ‘smoking gun’ on Epstein, why didn’t the Dems, who controlled the ‘files’ for four years, and had [former Attorney General Merrick] Garland and [former FBI Director James] Comey in charge, use it? BECAUSE THEY HAD NOTHING!!!” Trump wrote.

In the meantime, GOP lawmakers are working additional time to guard and defend their Expensive Chief.

Home Republican management is obstructing the Home from voting on a invoice that will order the discharge of the Epstein information. As an alternative, Republican leaders put a toothless, nonbinding decision on the ground that claims the administration ought to launch the information.

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky speaks to reporters on the Capitol in Could 2019.

“Republicans spent all day writing a glorified press release to cover for a child sex abuser. What they ended up writing is a phony, non-binding resolution that does nothing,” Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts mentioned. “I moved to make it real and release the Epstein files. Every Republican voted no. Again.”

“Congress thinks you’re stupid. The rules committee passed a NON-BINDING Epstein resolution, hoping folks will accept it as real. It forces the release of NOTHING,” Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky—who’s attempting to pressure a vote on a invoice that will legally obligate the Trump administration to launch the information—wrote in a submit on X.

In the meantime, different Republicans are enjoying cowl for Trump. 

And Home Speaker Mike Johnson went on CNBC to assert that every part is ok and that Trump’s approval ranking has by no means been increased, despite the fact that that’s patently false and his approval ranking has been tanking.“His approval ratings are skyrocketing. CNN had a story a day or two ago—he was at a 90% approval rating! There’s never been a president that high,” Johnson mentioned in a remark so absurdly false it rivals the type of propaganda the woman within the pink gown spews about North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.