Trump 'hung up after 30 seconds' on the phone with CNN reporter who called to ask about new Epstein photos

Source: The Independent

Trump ‘hung up after 30 seconds’ on the phone with CNN reporter who called to ask about new Epstein photos

Resurfaced photos show Epstein attending Trump’s 1993 wedding to his second wife Marla Maples

Kelly Rissman
in New York
Wednesday 23 July 2025 15:50 BST

A reporter asked President Donald Trump about newly unveiled photos tying him to Jeffrey Epstein — but the call only lasted 30 seconds before the president reportedly hung up.

Unearthed archived photos capturing Jeffrey Epstein attending Trump’s 1993 wedding to Marla Maples at the Plaza Hotel in New York City, published by CNN, reveal fresh insights into their relationship as the president tries to distance himself from the late financier’s case.

When CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski called Trump to ask about the photos, the president gave an abrupt response: “You’ve got to be kidding me.” He then repeatedly called the network “fake news” and, after 30 seconds, hung up, the outlet reported.

White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told CNN in a statement: “These are nothing more than out-of-context frame grabs of innocuous videos and pictures of widely attended events to disgustingly infer something nefarious.”

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