With Donald Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein once again all over the news, a lot of attention has been paid to the exact circumstances of how Trump and Epstein fell out in the 1990s.
Different explanations have been given over the years, from the two parting company over a Florida real estate auction dispute, to claims that Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago after Epstein made a pass at a club member’s daughter.
This week, Trump gave a completely different explanation of why he and Epstein stopped being friends. Speaking in Scotland, in response to a reporter’s question during a press availability with British Prime Minister Kier Starmer, Trump claimed that Epstein “stole people who worked for me,” which led to Epstein being ejected from Mar-a-Lago and the end of their friendship.
“For years I wouldn’t talk to Jeffrey Epstein. He did something that was inappropriate. He hired help and I said don’t ever do that again. He stole people that worked for me,” the president said.
“I threw him out, and that was it. I’m glad I did, if you want to know the truth.”
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Trump did not state that the end of his friendship with Epstein had anything to do with the late financier’s crimes. He also did not name who the “employees” were who Epstein allegedly took from him.
Trump: For years I wouldn’t talk to Jeffrey Epstein. He did something that was inappropriate. He hired help and I said don’t ever do that again. He stole people that worked for me pic.twitter.com/9pbcpx2rxH
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 28, 2025
Many people on social media noted a part of the story that was left out of Trump’s explanation: Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein’s accusers and a woman who died of suicide earlier this year, long stated that she was recruited by Epstein’s convicted accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, while working as a spa attendant at Mar-a-Lago.
Several people noticed this:
He stole Virginia Guiffre from Mar-A-Lago actually.
— Felonia (@felonia) July 28, 2025
Is Trump here referring to Virginia Giuffre, who was hired by Ghislaine Maxwell while working at Mar-a-Lago, and then raped and trafficked by Epstein? And is Trump more bothered that his staff were ‘stolen’ by Epstein than by the… rape and trafficking? https://t.co/sKhHj6KFfV
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) July 28, 2025
Jeffrey Epstein? The talent poacher? https://t.co/bz6kPR2sL7 pic.twitter.com/QZzBhGfDmd
— Jessy Han (@hjessy_) July 28, 2025
so … it wasn’t because he saw Epstein be creepy? huh. https://t.co/ej88w3fOLY
— Jane Coaston 🏔️ (@janecoaston) July 28, 2025
Lmfao amazing. The MAGA lore is that Trump threw Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago for inappropriate sexual behavior, but it turns out it was about poaching employees. https://t.co/Ka0gcr8igK
— Damin Toell (@damintoell) July 28, 2025
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