‘May every day be a secret’: WSJ report on Trump’s alleged birthday message to Epstein sparks outrage

WASHINGTON, DC: Social media went up in flames after The Wall Street Journal dropped a bombshell report on Thursday, July 17, alleging that Donald Trump once sent a s*xually suggestive birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein.

The alleged letter, sent in 2003 for the late s*x offender’s 50th birthday, read like something out of a left-wing fever dream, featuring a drawing of a naked woman, with the US President’s own signature supposedly acting as the woman’s pubic hair.

"We have certain things in common, Jeffrey […] Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret," The Journal quoted Trump as writing. 

Political divide erupts over alleged Donald Trump-Jeffrey Epstein letter

On the left, reactions were immediate and disgusted. Democratic strategist and 'SiriusXM' host Max Burns commented, “Good lord, ick.” 

MSNBC’s Brandy Zadrozny wrote, “Oh my this is gonna be catnip for internet conspiracy theorists. Actually… not just them.”

Liberal commentator Keith Olbermann remarked, “This is a soon-to-be ex-president."

Politico's Ben Jacobs added, “Condolences to everyone in Washington DC with a birthday between now and Labor Day who will now be wished ‘Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret’ by a dozen different people.”

But the right-wing crowd wasn’t buying it for a second. “The letter sounds bogus,” posted none other than Elon Musk, who’s been anything but friendly to Donald Trump lately. “It really doesn’t sound like something Trump would say tbh.”

Former Fox News host Megyn Kelly rolled her eyes at the whole thing, calling it “the dumbest attempted hit piece I’ve ever read.”

Trump adviser Alex Brusewitz slammed the WSJ and said, “This is very clearly BS being peddled by the fake news hacks at the WSJ, which by the way, is way worse than The New York Times and WaPo now. You know it’s BS because they won’t publish the ‘letter.’”

Right-wing commentator Jack Posobiec chimed in, “Trump doesn’t talk like this at all. And this was several years before Epstein was originally arrested.”

Donald Trump slams 'fake' WSJ story, orders release of Jeffrey Epstein files

Donald Trump himself wasted no time firing back. He denied ever writing such a letter and threatened to sue The Wall Street Journal. “This is not me. This is a fake thing. It’s a fake Wall Street Journal story,” Trump said. “I never wrote a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women.”

On Truth Social, Trump called the story “false, malicious, and defamatory.” He also dragged WSJ’s parent company, NewsCorp, and its former boss Rupert Murdoch into the mess, warning they’d be hit with a lawsuit if they moved forward with publishing the story.

“The Wall Street Journal, and Rupert Murdoch, personally, were warned directly by President Donald J Trump that the supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE and, if they print it, they will be sued,” read the post.

Shortly after nuking the WSJ story, Trump announced that he’d be directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the Epstein files, at least the ones that can be made public.

“Based on the ridiculous amount of publicity given to Jeffrey Epstein, I have asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to produce any and all pertinent Grand Jury testimony, subject to Court approval,” Trump posted.

Bondi responded, saying she was prepared to move in court to release the documents by Friday, July 18. 

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