{"id":2463378,"date":"2025-07-18T07:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-weighs-in-on-alleged-trump-epstein-birthday-note-and-bluntly-supports-best-frenemy-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-07-18T07:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:35:39","slug":"elon-weighs-in-on-alleged-trump-epstein-birthday-note-and-bluntly-supports-best-frenemy-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-weighs-in-on-alleged-trump-epstein-birthday-note-and-bluntly-supports-best-frenemy-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Weighs in on Alleged Trump-Epstein Birthday Note and Bluntly Supports Best &#8216;Frenemy&#8217; Trump"},"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\">28<\/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%2Felon-weighs-in-on-alleged-trump-epstein-birthday-note-and-bluntly-supports-best-frenemy-trump%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=2463378&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>The article discusses recent news about a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jan-6-detainee-writes-on-sons-1st-birthday-i-went-there-for-you-my-son\/\" title=\"Jan. 6 Detainee Writes on Son\u2019s 1st Birthday: \u2018I Went There for You, My Son\u2019\">birthday note<\/a> allegedly written<\/a> by Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. The Wall street Journal published the note, which contains unusual and &#8220;bawdy&#8221; language accompanied by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-at-uc-riverside-suspended-for-possession-of-assault-rifle\/\" title=\"UC Riverside student suspended for assault rifle possession\">hand-drawn image<\/a> of a naked woman. Trump has denied authorship of the note, calling it fake and inconsistent with his style. Elon Musk, who frequently enough criticizes Trump, also expressed doubt that Trump would write such a message, lending indirect support to Trump&#8217;s denial. Despite their current strained relationship,Musk&#8217;s statement suggests the note is inauthentic.The report prompted Trump to announce he would release relevant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rose-mcgowan-lawsuit-against-harvey-weinstein-dismissed\/\" title=\"Rose McGowan Lawsuit Against Harvey Weinstein Dismissed\">grand jury testimony<\/a> related to Epstein publicly, aiming to end what he calls a Democratic &#8220;scam.&#8221; the article implies that the controversy may not hold much substance.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are on-again, off-again frenemies, and they&rsquo;re definitely off right now.<\/p>\n<p>But even then, Musk is willing to state the obvious: That note <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?st=bhCa46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a> is touting as a weird link between Trump and Jeffrey Epstein? Yeah, that doesn&rsquo;t sound like the president.<\/p>\n<p>So, in case you&rsquo;ve been living under a rock &mdash; and no one&rsquo;s blaming you, real estate prices being what they are &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jamie-raskin-flails-host-corners-dems-didnt-care-epstein-files-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Journal made news Thursday<\/a> with a &ldquo;bawdy&rdquo; note Trump allegedly wrote Epstein on his 50th birthday in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that this was back when Epstein was just a kooky financier, not a convicted sex offender. Still, the note &mdash; written as a short dialogue between the two men &mdash; came across as weird:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;Enigmas never age&rdquo; wrote Trump to Epstein in the birthday note, along with &ldquo;We have certain things in common&rdquo; and &ldquo;Happy Birthday &ndash; and may every day be another wonderful secret.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rsscpj9yPR\">https:\/\/t.co\/Rsscpj9yPR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g0ufpAreFV\">pic.twitter.com\/g0ufpAreFV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReichlinMelnick\/status\/1945980539833356522?\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump said the letter, which was in a leather-bound album of birthday wishes, wasn&rsquo;t his:<\/p>\n<p><em>The letter bearing Trump&rsquo;s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy &mdash; like others in the album. It contains several lines of typewritten text framed by the outline of a naked woman, which appears to be hand-drawn with a heavy marker. A pair of small arcs denotes the woman&rsquo;s breasts, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-should-prioritize-middle-class-tax-relief-over-loopholes-that-benefit-democrats-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... should prioritize middle class tax relief over loopholes that benefit Democrats ... Washington Examiner\">future president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s signature is a squiggly &ldquo;Donald&rdquo; below her waist, mimicking pubic hair.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The letter concludes: &ldquo;Happy Birthday &mdash; and may every day be another wonderful secret.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In an interview with the Journal on Tuesday evening, Trump denied writing the letter or drawing the picture. &ldquo;This is not me. This is a fake thing. It&rsquo;s a fake Wall Street Journal story,&rdquo; he said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&ldquo;I never wrote a picture in my life. I don&rsquo;t draw pictures of women,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not my language. It&rsquo;s not my words.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And backing him up? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/steve-bannon-stares-elon-musk-plan-jeffrey-epstein-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It really doesn&rsquo;t sound like something Trump would say tbh,&rdquo; Musk wrote on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It really doesn&rsquo;t sound like something Trump would say tbh<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1945986099379347671?\">July 17, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And keep in mind &mdash; when Musk isn&rsquo;t getting along with Trump, he&rsquo;s more than willing to imply there&rsquo;s some connection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-deletes-epstein-post-targeting-trump-teases-entertaining-outcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">between the president and the Epstein files<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MAJOR BREAKING: Elon Musk says Trump is in the Epstein Files and that&rsquo;s why they have not been released to the public <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TgAC3WEKOQ\">pic.twitter.com\/TgAC3WEKOQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeidasTouch\/status\/1930706178721431975?\">June 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ergo, if Elon is willing to avouch for the president &hellip; well, it definitely doesn&rsquo;t sound like something he would have penned.<\/p>\n<p>This being said, the report did spur on the president to announce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-orders-release-pertinent-epstein-grand-jury-testimony\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he was making the grand jury testimony<\/a> in the Epstein case public at the earliest possible opportunity: &ldquo;This SCAM, perpetuated by the Democrats, should end, right now!&rdquo; he wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114871557460531003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So, even hit pieces can have positive effects. 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However, Musk openly expressed skepticism about a note The Wall Street Journal highlighted as a strange connection between Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, saying it doesn&#8217;t seem like something Trump would write. For context, the Journal recently published a &#8220;bawdy&#8221; birthday message allegedly from Trump to Epstein in 2003-before Epstein was known as a convicted sex offender. The note featured odd phrases like &#8220;Enigmas never age&#8221; and &#8220;may every day be another wonderful secret.&#8221; Trump has denied authoring the note or drawing the accompanying sketch, calling it fake. Musk supported this view on social media, stating it doesn&#8217;t sound like Trump&#8217;s style. Interestingly, when not on good terms with Trump, Musk has suggested there might be links between him and Epstein&#8217;s files. Given that even Musk doubts this particular claim, it seems unlikely to be genuine. Meanwhile, the report prompted Trump to vow releasing his grand jury testimony related to Epstein as soon as possible. Overall, despite the controversy stirred by this story, it appears to be largely inconsequential<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2463379,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Elon-Musk-5.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[59399,32192,9006,59400,3634],"class_list":["post-2463378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-birthday-note","tag-elon-musk","tag-epstein","tag-frenemy-support","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Elon-Musk-5.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463378","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=2463378"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2463382,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2463378\/revisions\/2463382"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2463379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2463378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2463378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2463378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}