{"id":32322,"date":"2025-07-28T17:56:24","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32322"},"modified":"2025-07-28T17:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T17:56:24","slug":"president-trump-says-he-didnt-have-the-privilege-of-going-to-epstein-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=32322","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Says He Didn&#8217;t Have the &#8216;Privilege&#8217; of Going to Epstein Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article article--permalink \"><!--\/.article__header--><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-b73f92ced7851030d5e0a54c76b6dc46\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-36b65fa2-4656-4286-a072-d3829e412def-1191228294-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-36b65fa2-4656-4286-a072-d3829e412def-1191228294-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f2\/16by9\/2025\/07\/28\/f2065ebc9cca4e548f8cf85142e803c9_md.jpg\" alt=\"072825_donald_trump_epstein_island_kal\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-36b65fa2-4656-4286-a072-d3829e412def-1191228294\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-muted=\"true\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:36b65fa2-4656-4286-a072-d3829e412def\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b73f92ced7851030d5e0a54c76b6dc46--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-43a198d5b2b7a012e610c4cda165022a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a> seems to be all over the place with his explanations on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeffrey-epstein\/\"><strong>Jeffrey Epstein<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; saying in his latest response that he never had the privilege of going to the late pedophile&#8217;s notorious island &#8212; while also claiming he declined an invitation.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-43a198d5b2b7a012e610c4cda165022a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-40d8e44c6a0c74ea5f82db5a3b500781\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Trump sparred with reporters over the &#8220;Epstein Files&#8221; during a Monday press conference at his golf resort in Scotland, where he was sitting next to UK Prime Minister <strong>Keir Starmer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-40d8e44c6a0c74ea5f82db5a3b500781--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c6a2883f877abb8c5f39e9ef8b64c5ac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ce\/4by3\/2020\/08\/04\/cef4046588bd4f8c8fdd5e5d21922903_md.jpg\" alt=\"0804 trump Jeffrey Epstein getty sub\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c6a2883f877abb8c5f39e9ef8b64c5ac--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-643cffe34e4f56d54672eacb5a96cbf1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">As always, the Commander-in-Chief wasn&#8217;t at a loss for words when talking about the one subject that&#8217;s been dogging him and his administration the last few weeks.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-643cffe34e4f56d54672eacb5a96cbf1--> <a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"><\/a> <!--\/#cb-1937ad127a4d52f34575409889efed41--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3061985514fa30fddae141e7cc821fe0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">He added, &#8220;In one of my very good moments, I turned it down. I didn&#8217;t want to go to his island.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3061985514fa30fddae141e7cc821fe0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fe5cec854430f883377e8cb3d61e5809\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-12c6e253-7896-466d-85d9-0e9b7c7db91f-1323050410-progress-spinner\" class=\"ratio-item video-block__backdrop below\">\n<div class=\"spinner video-block__spinner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"video-player-12c6e253-7896-466d-85d9-0e9b7c7db91f-1323050410-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/1b\/16by9\/2025\/07\/28\/1b8d14cbdcfe439a81874a485702e19a_md.jpg\" alt=\"072825_donald_trump_epstein_stole_workers_2072629\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-12c6e253-7896-466d-85d9-0e9b7c7db91f-1323050410\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:12c6e253-7896-466d-85d9-0e9b7c7db91f\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fe5cec854430f883377e8cb3d61e5809--> <!--\/#cb-26b54cefadc454238312cc5757d124e4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-35e3e0d28af5692bca1d248f13bf34fa\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-iframe-block canvas-iframe-block-permalink canvas-iframe-block--default  \"><\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-35e3e0d28af5692bca1d248f13bf34fa--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-11eefd750dd86fe5f91b70aa81a9dc18\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The island in question &#8212; Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands &#8212; was at the center of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ghislaine-maxwell\/\"><strong>Ghislaine Maxwell<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s sex trafficking trial and is widely linked to Epstein&#8217;s alleged abuse of underage girls.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-11eefd750dd86fe5f91b70aa81a9dc18--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2b665103222787f5a167ca3750ca540f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"magnify-icon icon icon-lg\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/aa\/4by3\/2024\/07\/25\/aa3c176040f94de286346cd4ab0eb0ea_md.jpg\" alt=\"trump, melania, epstein, maxwell sub\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2b665103222787f5a167ca3750ca540f--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d1cb8596b7558156b3f92f487bfbf1d6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Trump has long denied visiting the island or being involved in Epstein&#8217;s inner circle. 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