First Lady Melania Trump made a rare public appearance at the White House to deny any ties to Jeffrey Epstein. She said he did not introduce her to Donald Trump and called on Congress to hold hearings for his survivors. Some White House staff did not even know what she was going to say beforehand. The first lady also addressed a 2002 email she sent to Epstein’s associate Ghislaine Maxwell, signing it “Love, Melania.”
She called it “casual correspondence” and said she was never on Epstein’s plane, never named in any court documents, and had no knowledge of his crimes. She did not take questions from reporters. A few hours later, President Trump went on a lengthy Truth Social posting spree. According to Mediaite, he warned Iran over reports of fees being charged to ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
