Melania Trump was never friends with Jeffrey Epstein.
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MAGA FOX 🇺🇸@real_MAGAFOXOct 29, 2026The claim matches the passage, which is Melania Trump's own first-person statement that she was never friends with Epstein. The sources report that statement across outlets, but none independently confirms or refutes the friendship question, so the claim rests on her word alone.
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… With the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today. The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility and respect. I do not object to their ignorance, but rather I reject their mean spirited attempts to defame my reputation. I never been friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time, since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach. To be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice Maxwell. …
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Context. Melania Trump's White House statement says 'I have never been friends with Epstein' and that she and Donald Trump were invited to the same parties as Epstein, reflecting overlapping social circles. This is the claimant's own assertion and cannot corroborate itself.[2][3][4][5]
Context. Reuters and AAP describe her as denying any relationship with Epstein and as having crossed paths with him in 2000. These reports echo her denial rather than independently testing it.[1][6]
Context. Sources describe a 2002 email exchange between Melania Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell, which she calls casual correspondence. Neither the email nor the reporting shows any friendship with Epstein, so this neither supports nor refutes the claim.[1][3][7]
Context. Reuters describes Donald Trump as a onetime friend of Epstein. That refers to Donald Trump, not Melania Trump, so it does not bear on the claim.[1][8]
Sources
8 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 5 not rated
- 1Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2First Lady Melania Trump's Statementwhitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 3Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein and urges ...bbc.co.uk · tier 1 · cited for: context
- 4Melania Trump says she never had a relationship with Epsteindetroitnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Melania Trump denies ties to Epstein in White House video - DWamp.dw.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Melania Trump raises Epstein, denies any connection - AAP Newsaapnews.aap.com.au · not rated · cited for: context
- 7I never had a relationship with Epstein: Melania Trumpthewest.com.au · not rated · cited for: context
- 8Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to ‘lies’straitstimes.com · not rated · cited for: context
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