Trump dodges Epstein question and walks away as reporter shouts 'what was he stealing those women for?'

Trump dodges Epstein question and  walks away as reporter shouts 'what was he stealing those women for?'
Donald Trump stayed silent on Jeffrey Epstein ties as a reporter’s question about the 'stolen women' went unanswered (Getty Images)



 

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: President Donald Trump has reignited scrutiny over his past friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, claiming that Epstein “stole” young women who were working at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

The remarks, made during public appearances and aboard Air Force One, come amid renewed attention to Trump’s ties with Epstein and growing demands for greater transparency in the case.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to speak at an artificial intelligence and energy summit. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
 Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Donald Trump deflects Jeffrey Epstein questions amid resurfaced claims

While walking out of the Roosevelt Room on July 30 after signing the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act, President Donald Trump ignored a direct question from the press about his Jeffrey Epstein remarks.

An off-camera reporter called out, “Mr President, what did you think Epstein was stealing those women for?” Trump did not respond or turn around.

The moment followed Trump’s comments earlier in the week, in which he said he ended ties with Epstein in the early 2000s because the financier had repeatedly recruited spa staff from Mar-a-Lago without permission.  

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)

“That’s such old history,” Trump said Monday, July 28. “Very easy to explain, but I don’t want to waste your time by explaining it… He hired help. And I said, ‘Don’t ever do that again.’ He stole people that worked for me… I threw him out of the place, persona non grata.”

On July 29, aboard Air Force One, Trump confirmed that one of the women taken from the spa was Virginia Giuffre, saying: “I think she worked at the spa, I think so… And by the way, she had no complaints about us, none whatsoever.”



 

Old photos, DOJ files reignite scrutiny of Donald Trump-Jeffrey Epstein link

Though the president insists he cut Jeffrey Epstein off over poached staff, questions about their past friendship remain. The two were often photographed together at parties in the 1990s and early 2000s.

Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein (left) and real estate developer Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1997. (Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)
Portrait of American financier Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump as they pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, 1997 (Davidoff Studios/Getty Images)

The Justice Department has said this month there is no “incriminating” Epstein client list, despite Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promise to release any such files if elected.

Attorney General Pam Bondi reportedly told the president in May that his name appears in hundreds of Justice Department documents related to the Epstein case, though being named does not imply guilt.

A Wall Street Journal report also claimed Trump once sent Epstein a “bawdy” birthday letter, ending with, “A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday, and may every day be another wonderful secret.”

Trump has dismissed the report as fake and sued the publication for defamation.

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