The Craic with Petesy Carroll Friday 20250801
U.S. President Donald Trump ignored questions from journalists as he played a round of golf at a Scottish resort on Saturday morning. A Sky News journalist was heard asking Trump, "Mr Trump, are you enjoying the Scottish hospitality? Can you escape the Jeffrey Epstein crisis?" referring to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Questions over Trump's past ties with Epstein and secret files related to him have dogged the administration despite the president being otherwise at the height of his political influence.
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