Trump avoids press and questions over Epstein fallout as Melania joins him for order signing: Live updates
President Donald Trump didn’t take any questions from the press Thursday as he faces fallout from a new round of Epstein emails.
The president held a public event alongside First Lady Melania at the White House to sign a new executive order related to foster care. The president, who often boasts about how frequently he takes questions from the press compared to his predecessor, didn’t stop to answer any reporters’ questions on Thursday.
Trump made a similar move Wednesday when he didn’t take questions after signing into law a funding package that ended the government shutdown.
The president and his team are dealing with reactions after a new batch of emails from Jeffrey Epstein was released Wednesday. The emails mention Trump – who has not been accused of any wrongdoing and referred to Epstein as a “creep” – and his earlier relationship with the pedophile. In one email, Epstein told Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump “spent hours” at his house with one of the disgraced financier’s victims.
The president and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt have both called the latest tranche a “hoax.”
