Trump admits he didn’t know Melania planned to give remarks on Epstein but says ‘she had a right to talk about it’

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump admits he didn’t know Melania planned to give remarks on Epstein but says ‘she had a right to talk about it’President Donald Trump said first lady Melania Trump ‘finds it very insulting’ when people link her to Jeffrey EpsteinGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Saturday 11 April 2026 04:28 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955697","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-melania-epstein-remarks-b2955697.html","title":"Trump admits he didn’t know Melania planned to give remarks on Epstein"}}CloseRelated video: Melania Trump denies relationship with Epstein in unexpected public statementSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection"...