Staunch MAGA supporters leap to Trump's defense over WSJ report on alleged Epstein letter

WASHINGTON, DC: The Wall Street Journal published a bombshell report on Thursday, July 17, claiming that President Donald Trump sent a "bawdy" birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003 for his 50th birthday.

The outlet reported that Epstein’s longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, collected letters from Trump and others, a revelation that came amid intense new interest in the Epstein case. 

Following this, Trump slammed the publication and also threatened to sue them. However, he was not alone as several other MAGA followers chimed in the president's defence.

MAGA supporters defend Donald Trump over alleged Jeffrey Epstein letter published by WSJ

As the Wall Street Journal published the bombshell report on Thursday, many Donald Trump supporters chimed in and slammed the outlet.

Conservative firebrand Charlie Kirk took to X (formerly Twitter) and wrote, "This is not how Trump talks at all. I don’t believe it."

He wrote in response to a post by Collin Rugg that read, "JUST IN: The Wall Street Journal releases an alleged letter from Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein for Epstein's 50th birthday. President Trump says the letter 'is a fake thing,' and says he is going to sue the outlet." 

Interestingly, on Monday, July 14, Kirk announced to his podcast audience that he was done talking about the Epstein files after Trump called him on July 12.

This happened as Turning Point USA, Kirk's organization, hosted its Student Action Summit in Florida last weekend, where many speakers slammed Trump's administration for the DOJ and FBI's conclusion that many theories surrounding Epstein, including the much-talked-about "client list," are false.

He said during his podcast, "Plenty was said this last weekend at our event about Epstein. Honestly, I’m done talking about Epstein for the time being. I’m gonna trust my friends in the administration, I’m gonna trust my friends in the government to do what needs to be done, solve it, ball’s in their hands."

Meanwhile, Megyn Kelly also took a jibe at the outlet and wrote on X, "This is the dumbest attempted hit piece I’ve ever read," while sharing the same post as Kirk.

Similarly, political activist Jack Posobiec slammed the publication for its report and wrote, "Trump doesn’t talk like this at all. And this was several years before Epstein was originally arrested."

Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Laura Loomer also defended the POTUS.

Donald Trump requests release of Jeffrey Epstein grand jury transcripts

Following the report by the Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump said he had directed Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case. 

The POTUS said on Truth Social that he had authorized the DOJ to seek the public release of the materials, which are under seal, due to “the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein.”

In its report, WSJ claimed that Trump's letter included a drawing of a naked woman’s silhouette.

The publication reported, "A pair of small arcs denotes the woman’s breasts, and the future president’s signature is a squiggly ‘Donald’ below her waist, mimicking pubic hair."

It added that the letter concluded, "Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret."