Trump attacks 'sleazebags' and Democrats in Christmas Day Epstein rant on Truth Social

On Christmas Day, President Trump posted a lengthy rant on Truth Social targeting associates of Jeffrey Epstein and Democrats. He called Epstein's associates 'Sleazebags' and claimed he 'dropped Epstein long before it became fashionable to do so'—despite documented evidence of their decades-long friendship including photos, flight logs, and Trump's own 2002 quote calling Epstein 'a terrific guy' who 'likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.' Trump accused Democrats of loving Epstein and attacked The New York Times over its reporting on newly released Epstein files. He ended his message with an ominous warning: 'Enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas!' The post also claimed the NYT reporting would damage 'so many of their friends.' The Christmas Day tirade represented a paranoid spiral mixing holiday greetings with political grievances, veiled threats, and conspiracy theories—a pattern of deflection from Trump's own well-documented Epstein...

"Enjoy what may be your last Merry Christmas!" — Closing statement of Trump's Christmas Day Truth Social post attacking Democrats and Epstein associates