Trump Complained to Aides That People ‘Don’t Understand’ Epstein Situation Because ‘Palm Beach in the 90s Was a Different Time’: WSJ
Mediaite
September 25, 2025
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…The Wall Street Journal reported on Trump’s reaction to the growing outrage over his administration’s handling of the Epstein files on Wednesday, citing sources who gave their account of the president’s complaints to staffers in July.
“Trump, who had socialized with Epstein in New York and Florida and has said he fell out with him before his first arrest in 2006, told aides he couldn’t understand why people were so obsessed with the deceased financier and sex offender,” reported the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources “familiar with his comments.”
Trump reportedly “groused” that “people don’t understand that Palm Beach in the 90s was a different time.”…
Mediaite
September 25, 2025
Trump Complained to Aides That People ‘Don’t Understand’ Epstein Situation Because ‘Palm Beach in the 90s Was a Different Time’: WSJ
President Donald Trump reportedly complained to aides about people not understanding his former friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
…The Wall Street Journal reported on Trump’s reaction to the growing outrage over his administration’s handling of the Epstein files on Wednesday, citing sources who gave their account of the president’s complaints to staffers in July.
“Trump, who had socialized with Epstein in New York and Florida and has said he fell out with him before his first arrest in 2006, told aides he couldn’t understand why people were so obsessed with the deceased financier and sex offender,” reported the Wall Street Journal, citing unnamed sources “familiar with his comments.”
Trump reportedly “groused” that “people don’t understand that Palm Beach in the 90s was a different time.”…