President Donald Trump has announced plans to sue the Wall Street Journal after the paper published a bombshell report detailing a bawdy birthday card Trump allegedly gave to Jeffrey Epstein.
The Journal described a card that appeared to be signed by Trump for the disgraced financier’s 50th birthday. Inside the outline of a sketch of a naked woman, typed text reportedly reads: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
Trump denied having anything to do with the card. “I never wrote a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women,” he told the outlet. “It’s not my language. It’s not my words.”
He also threatened to sue the Journal if the story was published — a threat he has now vowed to act on. In a Truth Social Post Thursday night, the president said he plans to sue The Wall Street Journal, NewsCorp, and Rupert Murdoch “shortly.”
“The Wall Street Journal, and Rupert Murdoch, personally, were warned directly by President Donald J. Trump that the supposed letter they printed by President Trump to Epstein was a FAKE and, if they print it, they will be sued,” the president wrote.
“Mr. Murdoch stated that he would take care of it but, obviously, did not have the power to do so,” the president wrote.
“The Editor of The Wall Street Journal, Emma Tucker, was told directly by Karoline Leavitt, and by President Trump, that the letter was a FAKE, but Emma Tucker didn’t want to hear that. Instead, they are going with a false, malicious, and defamatory story anyway,” Trump’s post continued.
He then described several lawsuits he has filed against the press, including ABC and CBS, which were settled.
“President Trump has already beaten George Stephanopoulos/ABC, 60 Minutes/CBS, and others, and looks forward to suing and holding accountable the once great Wall Street Journal,” he wrote. “It has truly turned out to be a ‘Disgusting and Filthy Rag’ and, writing defamatory lies like this, shows their desperation to remain relevant.”
The report comes as the White House grapples with the explosive response to the Justice Department’s handling over the Epstein case.
