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'He's a lot of fun to be with': Trump and Epstein were close friends for 15 years (2025)
www.theguardian.com

... As Trump tries to claim he was not a fan' of Epstein, photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of their relationship ...

It was a friendship that spanned three different decades. To Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein was a "terrific guy". Epstein believed himself to be Trump's "closest friend", and praised the future president as "charming".

The relationship would eventually break down, the men falling out over a bidding war on a property in Florida. And after Epstein was convicted of child sex offences in 2008, Trump distanced himself from the financier, claiming he was "not a fan" and wondering, in recent days, why his supporters would "waste time and energy" on demanding that FBI and Department of Justice files on Epstein be released.

But photos, videos and anecdotes paint a picture of a close friendship, of two middle-aged men who repeatedly partied together both alone and with their partners, including with Melania Knauss, who would go on to become Trump's third wife.

"I've known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy," Trump told New York magazine in 2002. "He'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."

Trump's insight into Epstein's predilections would be proved true in macabre fashion, when Epstein was found guilty in 2008 of sexually abusing girls aged between 14 and 17 years old. When Epstein was charged with sex trafficking of minors, in 2019, Trump attempted to play down their relationship, insisting: "I knew him like everybody in Palm Beach knew him." Trump said the pair had fallen out years earlier, and claimed: "I was not a fan of his."

But during the 15 years that the men were friends, there were plenty of incidents that displayed Trump and Epstein's closeness.

The New York Times reported that ...


Jeffrey Epstein Calls 'Closest Friend for 10 Years' Donald Trump a 'Horrible Human Being' in Newly Released Audio (2024)
www.yahoo.com

... Jeffrey Epstein speaks candidly about Donald Trump in newly released audio from a 2017 interview with author Michael Wolff.

In the above recording, which was authenticated by The Daily Beast, Epstein claims he used to be Trump's "closest friend for 10 years." There are anecdotes about the two undergoing a similar procedure to address their male pattern baldness and their interest in women. ...



... Saudi Arabia is pressing the U.S. to drop its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz ...

OK, a short time ago ...

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Tells Trump To 'Keep Hitting Iran Hard': Report (March 18, 2026)
www.news18.com

... Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman urged US President Trump to "continue hitting the Iranians hard" amid the US-Israel war, which has killed over 2,100 people. ...

... and speaking of TVs, Japanese Sony and Chinese TCL have been in the news lately ...

Sony just handed its TV business to TCL (January 2026)
www.tomsguide.com

... Sony is spinning out its TV and home audio business and has announced that Chinese company TCL will take a 51% controlling interest.

Sony will retain a 49% stake, and TCL will continue to use the "Sony" and "Bravia" branding as part of the deal.

"The joint venture will operate globally, handling the full process from product development and design to manufacturing, sales, logistics, and customer service for products including televisions and home audio equipment," Sony said in a statement ...



#7 | POSTED BY WHATSLEFT

Its not meme its from their article which clearly you can google if you're actually interest.
wallethub.com

Instead you're just outraged that the -------- Florida is so high in the rankings and CA is so low.

Here's where my CA tax dollars go, some Fed money too I am sure ... California is giving free sex-change procedures to homeless illegal aliens.

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