White House says WSJ 'proves' that the 'story is false' of Trump's 'birthday letter' to Jeffrey Epstein

 September 9, 2025

The White House insists that the newly released letter from President Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein is fake, Breitbart reported. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the document that Trump supposedly gave to Epstein for his birthday, has been debunked.

Leavitt wasted no time striking back at the Journal's reporting on Monday, attempting to say now that the document is authentic. "The latest piece published by the Wall Street Journal PROVES this entire 'Birthday Card' story is false," Leavitt posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday.

"As I have said all along, it’s very clear President Trump did not draw this picture, and he did not sign it. President Trump’s legal team will continue to aggressively pursue litigation. Furthermore, the 'reporter,' @joe_palazzolo, who wrote this hatchet job reached out for comment at the EXACT same minute he published his story giving us no time to respond. This is FAKE NEWS to perpetuate the Democrat Epstein Hoax!"

Dubious reporting

There appear to be several gaps in the story, as the Journal covered it in July without publishing a photo of the letter. It was described as a drawing of a naked woman that included a message to Epstein and Trump's signature.

The president vehemently denied it at the time when the story first circulated. "This is not me. This is a fake thing," Trump said after the Wall Street Journal story broke.

"It’s a fake Wall Street Journal story. I never wrote a picture in my life," Trump added. He countered that it was not at all the sort of thing he would ever write.

"I don’t draw pictures of women. It’s not my language. It’s not my words," Trump said about the purported note. In fact, Trump was so adamant that this was fake that he sued the Journal for defamation over it, Reuters reported on July 20.

Now that the media received a copy from the House Oversight Committee, the narrative is once again swirling that Trump was a bosom buddy of the disgraced financier. However, if reporter Joe Palazzolo indeed waited until the story was published before asking for comment, that fact only cements Trump's assertion that there is something disingenuous about the whole thing.

Not authentic

There are already questions about the authenticity of the letter based on the reporting, but other red flags suggest that this is not something Trump would have done. Firstly, some of the lines in the letter are too on the nose for the left's narrative and not at all in Trump's voice.

"We have certain things in common, Jeffrey," one of the lines reads. The letter concludes with Trump saying, "A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret." For someone like Trump, who has been in the public eye for decades as a real estate developer and celebrity, many are familiar with his typical speech and sentiments.

However, the problems with it go beyond content, as commentator Benny Johnson and others pointed out that the signature looks wrong. "Is this really the best they could do? Trump has the most famous signature in the world," Johnson posted to X on Monday. He included a photo of the document in question.

The left is prone to hoaxes in their pursuit of tearing down Trump and his supporters. This scandal doesn't pass the smell test, and this is precisely the kind of nonsense the left has pulled many times over to "get" Donald Trump. This letter is a fake, and the truth will eventually come out, as it always does.

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