Melania Insider Calls BS on Trump’s Shock Address Claim
April 10, 2026
The Daily Beast
Evan Vucci / REUTERSMelania Trump’s former chief of staff has “called BS” on President Donald Trump’s claim that he was blindsided by the first lady’s surprise Jeffrey Epstein statement. On Thursday, Melania, 55, shocked the world when, seemingly unprompted, she conducted a White House address, denying all but casual ties to Epstein and his jailed accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell.
The president, 79, told MS NOW after the short address that he did not know about his wife’s statement ahead of time, adding that “she didn’t know [Epstein]” before hanging up. An official said White House staffers were also blindsided. Read more at The Daily Beast.
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