Donald Trump Rages at 'Fake News', Breaks Silence on Melania Trump's Jeffrey Epstein Speech

President Donald Trump has finally addressed First Lady Melania Trump's controversial remarks on Jeffrey Epstein from the White House. She shocked everyone when she dismissed allegations about her relationship with disgraced financier and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, in a speech on April 9.

After the surprise announcement, her ex-chief of staff also gave the president’s claim a ‘B-’ rating that he had no idea about her speech and that he was "caught off guard" by her unexpected statement.

And now, Trump has finally put the talk to rest. According to the Mirror, the president has revealed that she gave a statement denying her connection with Epstein as a constant stream of "fake news" was "bothering" her. This happened after a reporter questioned Trump about the recent statement outside the White House.

Speaking to reporters outside the White House on Thursday, April 16, Trump said there were no ties between his wife and Epstein. "She had none", he said. "Because the fake news said she did. She had none. I think that's been proven", he continued.

Trump and Epstein were reportedly once friends, but their relationship strained with time. Despite repeated mention of his name in Epstein Files released by the DOJ, the president claimed to have no awareness or ties to Epstein’s criminal activities during the billionaire's lifetime.

However, moments after the first lady's brief speech, in a conversation with MSNBC, as reported by Reuters, Trump had commented about having no knowledge about his wife's address. He stressed that his wife "didn't know Epstein" before ending the phone call.

Last week, during her speech on not knowing the on convicted s-- offender, she revealed that she had a “casual correspondence” with Ghislaine Maxwell, who is now serving a 20-year sentence for s-- trafficking.

Her comment comes after the release of documents by the Department of Justice, which showed an email suggesting that Mrs. Trump was communicating with Maxwell and referred to her as “G.” In the past, too, the first lady has targeted people who have alleged that she met Trump via Epstein, a claim that she has refused.

Democratic strategist James Carville removed an episode of his podcast and issued an apology following a letter from the first lady's attorney.

She said in her statement, "I have never been friends with Epstein. Donald [Trump] and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time, since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach. To be clear, I never had a relationship with Epstein or his accomplice, [Ghislaine] Maxwell. My email applied to Maxwell cannot be categorized as anything more than casual correspondence. My polite reply to her email doesn’t amount to anything more than a trivial note."

She also said that all the lies linking her to Epstein "need to end today". "I have never had any knowledge of Epstein's abuse of his victims. I was never involved in any capacity. I was not a participant", she added.