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India Today
2 hours ago
- Politics
- India Today
Epstein 'stole' women from Mar-a-Lago spa, including Virginia Giuffre: Trump
US President Donald Trump claimed that Jeffrey Epstein poached staff -- including young women -- who worked for the spa at his Mar-a-Lago resort. Speaking aboard Air Force One, Trump said his falling out with Epstein wasn't about allegations of abuse, but over the recruitment of Trump Organisation employees."People were taken out of the spa, hired by him," Trump said. "In other words, gone. When I heard about it, I told him, I said, listen, we don't want you taking our people, whether it's spa or not spa And he was fine. And not too long after he did it again. And I said outta here."advertisementAsked whether those employees were young women, Trump hesitated: "I don't want to say," he said, before adding, "The answer is yes. They were in the spa." He then went a step further, naming Virginia Giuffre -- one of Epstein's most vocal accusers -- as possibly being among those Epstein recruited from Mar-a-Lago."I think so. He stole her," Trump said. "I think she worked at the spa. I think that was one of the people, yeah."MAXWELL ALLEGEDLY RECRUITED GIUFFRE AT MAR-A-LAGOGiuffre died by suicide earlier this year. She claimed that Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's imprisoned former girlfriend, spotted her working as a spa attendant at Mar-a-Lago in 2000, when she was a teenager, and hired her as Epstein's masseuse, which led to sexual had alleged that Epstein and his network exploited her while she was still a teenager. Though Trump has denied any involvement in Epstein's abuse, the connection between Epstein and the Mar-a-Lago spa -- which Giuffre has mentioned in past legal filings -- has continued to draw scrutiny."I have a great spa, one of the best spas in the world at Mar-a-Lago," Trump said, defending the resort while asserting that Giuffre "had no complaints about us whatsoever."The US president has distanced himself from Epstein over the years, insisting their relationship soured long before Epstein's arrest and on Monday, while speaking in Scotland alongside UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Trump said he cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein repeatedly hired staff from his organisation without permission. "He stole people that worked for me I threw him out, persona non grata," Trump a White House statement issued last week offered a slightly different account. "The fact is that the President kicked him out of his club for being a creep," said Steven Cheung, White House communications in 2019, Trump acknowledged that Jeffrey Epstein used to be a familiar face around Palm Beach, but he said they had a falling out long ago and hadn't spoken in about 15 years.- EndsWith inputs from Agencies Tune InMust Watch
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Business Standard
15 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Donald Trump caps his 5-day Scottish trip by opening new golf course
President Donald Trump is opening a new golf course bearing his name in Scotland on Tuesday, capping a five-day foreign trip designed around promoting his family's luxury properties and playing golf. Trump and his sons Eric and Donald Jr are cutting the ceremonial ribbon and playing the first-ever round at the new Trump course in the village of Balmedie, on the northern coast of Scotland. Also from the country's north is the president's late mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, who was born on the Isle of Lewis, immigrated to New York and died in 2000 at age 88. My mother loved Scotland, Trump said during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday at another one of his golf courses, Turnberry, on Scotland's southern coast. It's different when your mother was born here. Trump used his trip to meet with Starmer and reach a trade framework for tariffs between the US and the European Union's 27 member countries though scores of key details remain to be hammered out. The overseas jaunt let Trump escape Washington's sweaty summer humidity but also the still-raging scandal over the files related to Jeffrey Epstein. But it was mostly built around golf and walking the new course before it officially begins selling rounds to the public on August 13, adding to a lengthy list of ways Trump has used the White House to promote his brand. Trump's assets are in a trust, and his sons are running the family business while he's in the White House. But any business generated at the course will ultimately enrich the president when he leaves office. The new golf course will be the third owned by the Trump Organisation in Scotland. Trump purchased Turnberry in 2014 and owns another course near Aberdeen, which opened in 2012. Trump golfed on Saturday as protesters took to the streets, and on Sunday. He invited Starmer, who famously doesn't golf, aboard Air Force One so the prime minister could get a private tour of his Aberdeen property before Tuesday's ceremonial opening. Even if you play badly, it's still good, Trump said of golfing on his course over the weekend. If you had a bad day on the golf course, it's OK. It's better than other days. Trump even found time at Turnberry to praise its renovated ballroom, which he said he'd paid lavishly to upgrade even suggesting that he might install one like it at the White House. I could take this one, drop it right down there," Trump joked. And it would be beautiful. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
Metro
16 hours ago
- Business
- Metro
Inside Trump's Turnberry store where Maga hats cost £55
Donald Trump will cap his five-day visit to Scotland by officially opening his new golf course later. The US president will cut the ribbon on a second 18-hole course at his resort in Menie, Aberdeenshire, before flying back on Air Force One. Trump has used the excursion to meet with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer at another of his golf courses, Turnberry, and escape from the still-raging scandal back home surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files. But it has been a visit mostly built around golf — and walking the new course before it officially begins selling rounds to the public on August 13, adding to a lengthy list of ways Trump has used the White House to promote his brand. It will be the third owned by the Trump Organisation in Scotland. Trump bought Turnberry in 2014 and owns another course near Aberdeen that opened in 2012. Visitors will have ample opportunity to bag themselves a souvenir, as photos of the recently opened Trump merchandise store at Turnberry show. While there is no sign of the controversial Trump 2028 caps in stock, the president's classic Make America Great Again version is on sale for £55. His Trump 45/47 caps commemorating his two non-consecutive presidencies is selling for £50. Those looking for something more formal might prefer a copy of Letters to Trump, which at £99 is billed as an 'intimate look into the private collection of correspondence between President Donald J. Trump and some of the biggest names in recent history'. Metal tumblers are listed at £35 apiece, with bottle openers at £35, coffee mugs at £20, and fridge magnets and playing cards at £15. The cheapest item on the list – and the one thing Trump probably has no use for given the rumours of his less-than scrupulous match play – is a £10 ball marker. Trump golfed on Saturday as protesters took to the streets, and again on Sunday. He invited Sir Keir aboard Air Force One so the PM could get a private tour of his Aberdeen property before Tuesday's ceremonial opening. More Trending 'Even if you play badly, it's still good,' Trump said of golfing on his course over the weekend. 'If you had a bad day on the golf course, it's OK. It's better than other days.' Trump even found time at Turnberry to praise its renovated ballroom, which he said he'd paid lavishly to upgrade — even suggesting that he might install one like it at the White House. 'I could take this one, drop it right down there,' Trump joked. 'And it would be beautiful.' Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: England's Lionesses parade route and timings confirmed after Euro 2025 victory MORE: Donald Trump bizarrely demands Beyonce is 'prosecuted' for supporting Kamala Harris MORE: Trump says Gaza children 'look very hungry' after Israel denies any starvation
Mint
a day ago
- Politics
- Mint
Donald Trump reveals MOST personal details yet on Jeffrey Epstein ‘fallout', says ‘threw him out, and that was it'
While speaking to reporters in Scotland on Monday, 28 July, US President Donald Trump claimed a dispute over employees led to his fallout with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, and asserted he never visited the convicted sex offender's private club at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Pressed on the Epstein scandal even while abroad, Donald Trump offered one of his most detailed personal explanations yet — seeking to sever public perception of a close association with the disgraced financier. Sitting beside a visibly reserved British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, US President Trump insisted he never visited Epstein's infamous island 'Little Saint James' in Virgin Islands or sent a graphic 50th birthday letter — as Wall Street Journal alleged. Donald Trump blamed their falling-out on Epstein hiring away Trump Organisation staff. 'For years, I wouldn't talk to Jeffrey Epstein. I wouldn't talk — because he did something that was inappropriate. He hired help, and I said, 'Don't ever do that again.' He stole people that work for me. I said, 'Don't ever do that again.' He did it again, and I threw him out of the place, persona non grata. I threw him out, and that was it. I'm glad I did,' Donald Trump said during his Scotland visit. Donald Trump, who has previously brushed off the Epstein saga as media-driven distraction, adopted a more serious tone during the joint press event in Scotland — offering his clearest timeline yet of the severed ties with Epstein, which he claims occurred before any criminal cases surfaced. Though Donald Trump opened with his usual deflections, the US President's detailed account marked a notable change in how he publicly addresses his links to Epstein — indicating growing concern inside the White House. Multiple Trump administration officials say the president is increasingly irritated by renewed media attention on the Epstein case, believing it's part of a coordinated narrative from Democrats and the press meant to imply misconduct. This pressure has been mounting since Trump's own Justice Department issued an unsigned memo three weeks ago stating that Epstein died by suicide and there is no 'client list' of criminal associates — a conclusion that has drawn backlash even from Trump's MAGA supporters. Despite Donald Trump's distancing, questions persist. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung has attempted to shut down Epstein-related stories by branding them 'fake news.' A senior official clarified that the White House isn't denying Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein once had a relationship — but strongly rejects any implication of wrongdoing. 'What [Cheung] means by a fake story is the entire fake narrative that Trump somehow did something wrong or there is something incriminating about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein,' the official said.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Trump drops Golf video from Scotland's Turnberry resort
US President Donald Trump spent Saturday on the golf course at his Scottish resort. Trump played golf alongside his son Eric and US Ambassador to Britain Warren Stephens at the Turnberry course along Scotland's coast. The Trump Organisation acquired the historic golf resort in 2008, making it a centrepiece of the family's international property portfolio. Trump has made much of his love for golf, using it for business and diplomacy, and even political one-upmanship. Show more Show less
