‘The privilege?’: Jon Stewart shreds Trump for bizarre claim about turning down Epstein Island invitation

Jon Stewart took aim at Donald Trump’s recent trip to Scotland and his evasive responses to media questions about Epstein
PUBLISHED JUL 29, 2025
Jon Stewart criticizes Donald Trump's trip to Scotland (Getty Images)
Jon Stewart criticizes Donald Trump's trip to Scotland (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: As speculation around the Jeffrey Epstein files grows, Jon Stewart took aim at Donald Trump’s recent trip to Scotland and his evasive responses to media questions about Epstein during this week’s episode of 'The Daily Show'.

Stewart’s remarks followed Trump’s attempt to explain why he distanced himself from the disgraced financier while speaking to reporters in Scotland on Monday, July 28. Trump now finds himself at the center of renewed scrutiny over his past ties to Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal trafficking charges.

Jon Stewart criticizes Donald Trump's trip to Scotland



 

Jon Stewart kicked off The Daily Show with a sharp jab at Donald Trump’s recent trip to Scotland, joking that the president wasn’t just there to finalize an EU trade deal, he also needed to "put an ocean’s distance between himself and the Epstein scandal."

Stewart then played a clip of a Scottish reporter bluntly asking Trump, “Mr President, was part of the rush to get this deal done to knock the Jeffrey Epstein story out?”

Mocking Trump's surprise at the question, Stewart quipped, “He’s all like, ‘How did you even hear about… I thought you guys just got 'Baywatch' like three months ago?'”

He added sarcastically, “Doesn’t anybody here have a question about this trade deal sinking both of our economies with tariffs?”


NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: Jon Stewart attends 2023 Night of Too Many Stars benefiting NEXT for AUTISM at Beacon Theatre on December 11, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
 Jon Stewart attends 2023 Night of Too Many Stars benefiting NEXT for AUTISM at Beacon Theatre on December 11, 2023 in New York City (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Stewart then dissected Trump’s shifting defenses. One of Trump’s claims was that the Epstein files were managed by “the worst scum on Earth,” and that if incriminating evidence existed, it would have already been released.

Stewart summarized Trump’s logic with biting irony, “If I, Donald Trump, was in the files, they would have released it. So clearly, I’m not in the files. But of course, I’m clearly in the files, which makes them phony.'”

Trump also insisted, “I never had the privilege of going to his island, and I did turn it down.” Stewart didn’t let that phrasing slide, “The privilege? The f**k?”

He launched into a mock conversation, “Hey Donald, you want to go to the island this weekend?’ ‘Well, first of all, Jeffrey, thank you for thinking of me. Unfortunately, that’s the weekend that the teen pageant that I bought is installing the indoor security locker room cameras.”

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as he meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for bilateral talks at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. The pair are meeting at Turnberry before traveling together to Aberdeenshire to have a private dinner at another Trump-owned golf club. President Trump is visiting Scotland in a trip that’s part-vacation, part-work, as he stays at his Trump Turnberry golf course, followed by the Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, between July 25 to 29. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as he meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for bilateral talks at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Internet sides with Jon Stewart, call out Trump for horrible 'privelege' statement 

Jon Stewart mockery of Donald Trump’s comments during his Scotland visit, particularly those related to the Epstein files, had social media also siding with the talk show host. As many in the comments sections took to thanking the Scottish press for peppering Trump with uncomfortable questions. 

One person wrote bluntly, “Trump is so disgusting.”

Another Facebook commenter criticized Trump’s phrasing, “It was disgusting to hear him say it was my privilege, that’s a horrible statement."

Others on YouTube focused on Stewart’s reaction, with one user recalling, “That "OH YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME" was hilarious.”

A YouTube viewer echoed the sentiment, writing, “The PRIVILEGE. Let that sink in.”

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for bilateral talks at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. The pair are meeting at Turnberry before traveling together to Aberdeenshire to have a private dinner at another Trump-owned golf club. President Trump is visiting Scotland in a trip that’s part-vacation, part-work, as he stays at his Trump Turnberry golf course, followed by the Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, between July 25 to 29. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump reacts as he meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for bilateral talks at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Some users turned to metaphor. “It’s like watching a child try to argue and lie their way out of stealing cookies, with crumbs on their face,” one user quipped.

Another comment pointed out the contradiction in Trump’s statements: “It’s amazing how much he knows especially for a guy he claims he never known.”

One user even raised questions about the details Trump seemed to know, “Am I wrong to notice that if Trump knows the number of times "island visitors" visited the Island. Doesn't that mean there is a list.....? AM I TRIPPIN?"

A person expressed shock, “Say what!! Did he just say Privilege.”

"Privilege?!" DJT is sounding more and more sus everyday,” said a netizen.

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