Melania Trump met Donald Trump at a party in New York City in 1998.
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MAGA FOX 🇺🇸@real_MAGAFOXOct 29, 2026Multiple sources, including Reuters (tier1) quoting Melania Trump's denial statement, Snopes, CBS News, and Britannica, report that she met Donald Trump at a New York City party in 1998 (Kit Kat Club, Fashion Week), so the claim is supported.
What was said
… My email reply to Maxwell cannot be categorized as anything more than casual correspondence. My polite reply to her email doesn't amount to anything more than a tribal note. I am not Epstein's victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump. I met my husband by chance at the New York city party in 1998. This initial encounter with my husband is documented in detail in my book Melania. The first time I crossed paths with Epstein was in the year 2000 at an event Donald and I attended together. …
What we found
Supports. Reuters reports Melania Trump said she met her husband at a New York City party in 1998, two years before crossing paths with Epstein.[1]
Supports. CBS News and Britannica both state Melania Trump met Donald Trump at a fashion industry party in New York in 1998, with CBS naming the Kit Kat Club.[3][4]
Supports. Snopes reports that Melania Trump has said Donald Trump approached her at a 1998 party and introduced himself, while noting Epstein's unverified claim to have made the introduction.[2]
Context. Snopes rates Epstein's claim to have introduced the Trumps as unproven, but this concerns Epstein's role, not whether the couple met at a 1998 New York party.[2]
Context. Sources differ on details such as who hosted the party and the exact venue, but agree on New York City and 1998.[3][5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 3 not rated
- 1Melania Trump denies any Epstein connection, seeks end to ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Did Jeffrey Epstein Introduce Donald and Melania Trump? - Snopessnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3A crash course on Melania Trumpcbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 4Melania Trump | Documentary, Age, Book, & Factsbritannica.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Donald and Melania Trump: A Timeline of Their Relationshiptoday.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Melania Trump reveals what Donald Trump said to her when they ...hola.com · not rated · cited for: context
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