{"id":2443587,"date":"2025-06-05T21:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T01:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leavitt-deflects-when-asked-about-musks-trump-epstein-claim-unfortunate-episode-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T21:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T01:10:14","slug":"leavitt-deflects-when-asked-about-musks-trump-epstein-claim-unfortunate-episode-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leavitt-deflects-when-asked-about-musks-trump-epstein-claim-unfortunate-episode-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Leavitt deflects when asked about Musk\u2019s Trump-Epstein claim: \u2018Unfortunate episode\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleavitt-deflects-when-asked-about-musks-trump-epstein-claim-unfortunate-episode-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2443587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt recently addressed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ferguson-effect-effect-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"The \u2018Ferguson effect\u2019 effect - Washington Examiner\">controversial claim made<\/a> by Elon Musk regarding Donald Trump&#8217;s alleged connection to Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;s files. Musk suggested that Trump has not released these files because they implicate him, calling it a &#8220;big bomb&#8221; revelation. In response, Leavitt dismissed Musk&#8217;s comments, labeling them as an &#8220;unfortunate episode,&#8221; attributing Musk&#8217;s discontent to his disagreements over a legislative bill that Trump is advocating for.This feud follows a important dispute between Musk and Trump, with Musk criticizing the bill for not cutting enough spending, while Trump is pushing for its passage to maintain his tax cuts. Trump&#8217;s known association with Epstein has raised questions, but the extent of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-study-suggests-those-with-depression-have-higher-body-temperatures\/\" title=\"Study: Depression linked to higher body temperatures\">relationship remains uncertain<\/a>. The White House&#8217;s focus, according to Leavitt, is on advancing key legislation for the benefit of the country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Leavitt deflects when asked about Musk&rsquo;s Trump-Epstein claim: &lsquo;Unfortunate episode&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2140866\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karoline-leavitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Karoline Leavitt<\/a> brushed aside a question from a reporter on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>&lsquo;s assertion that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> hasn&rsquo;t released the files regarding the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein because the president is in them.<\/p>\n<p>Musk feuded with Trump on an epic scale Thursday, appearing to call for his impeachment and decommissioning his Dragon spacecraft, among other things, as a result.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433215\/bannon-musk-should-be-deported-immediately\/\">Steve Bannon says Elon Musk should be deported &lsquo;immediately&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433017\/trump-musk-feud-republican-response\/\">Team Trump vs. Team Musk: Republicans torn as billionaire bromance ends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3432873\/trump-travel-ban-what-to-know-countries-affected\/\">Trump travel ban: What to know as 12 nations are barred from entry to US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This is an unfortunate episode from Elon, who is unhappy with the One Big Beautiful Bill because it does not include the policies he wanted,&rdquo; Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kaitlancollins\/status\/1930758439677935923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">said.<\/a> &ldquo;The President is focused on passing this historic piece of legislation and making our country great again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk said earlier on Thursday that Trump is in the Epstein files and that is why they haven&rsquo;t been made fully public. Attorney General Pam Bondi promised a full release months ago, but the FBI says they are still redacting victims&rsquo; likenesses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters at the White House, Monday, June 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Time to drop the really big bomb: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public,&rdquo; he posted. &ldquo;Have a nice day, DJT!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mark this post for the future,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;The truth will come out.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s association with Epstein is known, but the full extent, or whether the president is associated with his crimes, is not. The president told <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/nymetro\/news\/people\/n_7912\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><em>New York<\/em> magazine <\/a>in 2002 what he knew of Epstein, whose 2019 death in a prison cell while he was awaiting trial for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >sex trafficking charges<\/a> was ruled a suicide.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it &mdash; Jeffrey enjoys his social life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk also posted about Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930719794267124128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">flights with Epstein<\/a> and an old video of the president <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1930727302566174971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">partying with him<\/a>. He put an emoji with eyebrows raised over both.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3433215\/bannon-musk-should-be-deported-immediately\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">STEVE BANNON SAYS ELON MUSK SHOULD BE DEPORTED &lsquo;IMMEDIATELY&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tech CEO&rsquo;s feud with Trump initially emanated from Musk&rsquo;s disagreements on Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;big, beautiful bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musk thinks the bill doesn&rsquo;t cut spending enough, while Trump has pushed Congress to pass the legislation to keep his tax cuts in effect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2140866\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2140866\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leavitt dismisses Musk&#8217;s Trump-Epstein claim as &#8216;unfortunate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2443588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MixCollage-05-Jun-2025-08-24-PM-2537.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50576,4250,3634],"class_list":["post-2443587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-leavitt-2","tag-musk","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MixCollage-05-Jun-2025-08-24-PM-2537.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2443587"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2443591,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2443587\/revisions\/2443591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2443588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2443587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2443587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2443587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}