When Elon Musk tweeted that Donald Trump was included in the Jeffrey Epstein files during an argument on social media, the internet had a huge reaction.
Things took a sudden turn for the worse when Musk claimed on X and on Truth Social that the former president is tied to the network of Jeffrey Epstein.
The fact that the accusation came immediately before his election was very noticeable. While the two seemed to agree initially, when Musk offered help with Trump’s DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) plan, they had started to disagree soon afterward.
Musk, being dissatisfied with Trump’s economic choices, pointed out a $3.8 trillion spending bill as careless and not in line with the goals of his team.
On several occasions, Musk made strong complaints about the bill, describing it as “pork”-filled and saying it was approved secretly late at night. Trump clearly was annoyed and called Musk’s criticism both surprising and sad, since the billionaire had once played a big part in the legislative process.
Musk responded just as swiftly, saying he had never seen the bill early and arguing that politics prevented the public from being informed.
It was Musk’s controversial tweet that started the real controversy: “Time for the smoking gun: Trump is mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein’s files.” That is the main reason why people have not been told.
I wish you a good day, DJT! As a result, Musk revived one of the most widely talked about topics in politics — the relationship Jeffrey Epstein had with powerful people.
Even though all the Epstein files are not yet publicly accessible, it’s clear that Trump knew Epstein for many years and had a casual relationship with him. The pair showed their friendship in photos, when they appeared at Mar-A-Lago together and through quotes that appear in documents.
When he spoke to New York Magazine in 2002, Trump said of Epstein: “I’ve known Jeff for 15 years.” Terrific guy. We have a lot of fun when we spend time together. It has also been said that Trump enjoys attractive women as much as I do and his flirting seems to focus on young women a lot.
This year’s flight logs revealed that Trump’s name appeared several times, implying he used Epstein’s jet at least seven occasions. According to the flight logs, some of Epstein’s trips with women were taken in the 1990s and they were joined by Ghislaine Maxwell, the now-convicted associate of Epstein.
Concern over Trump’s ties to Epstein has grown because of these revelations, but having been pictured in his media with the financier does not mean he committed a crime. However, the way things are seen has harmed the president politically, mainly when it comes to recent push for the release of Epstein’s sealed records.
Stacey Williams, former model, added to the allegations by saying that Trump had groped her at Trump Tower in 1993, while she was dating Epstein. The renewal of her claims in the court documents added even more attention to how close Trump was to Epstein’s criminal activities.
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Even though Musk made an important claim, the FBI and White House did not address it at the time. The FBI did not respond and officials from the White House rejected Musk’s comments, claiming they were politically biased and not based on anything concrete.
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Whether more information or investigations will come from this fight on social media is not known for sure. Thus far, it seems clear that Elon Musk has turned a personal argument with Donald Trump into an issue that may affect both the country and its laws and we are only seeing the first effects of this claim.
