Press secretary Karoline Leavitt says stories of the president’s history with Epstein “are tired and pathetic attempts to distract from all the success of President Trump’s administration”

Donald Trump reportedly ended his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein because the latter was “a creep,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the New York Times in a lengthy report published Saturday — not due to the pair’s real estate dispute over a Palm Beach mansion they both wanted to buy, the story that was previously reported in 2019.

Leavitt also told the Times that stories tying Epstein and Trump together as friends “are tired and pathetic attempts to distract from all the success of President Trump’s administration.” The outlet’s dive into the years-long relationship between Trump and Epstein was published as the president continues to fight off his links to the disgraced financier, who was found dead in his cell as he awaited trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges.