Jimmy Kimmel is calling B.S. when it comes to Melania Trump denying ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The First Lady held a surprise public address at the White House on April 9, apparently blindsiding husband Donald and other White House officials, in order to declare sheâs ânever been friends with Epstein.â
âI have never had any knowledge of Epsteinâs abuse of his victims,â Melania told the press. âI was never involved in any capacityâI was not a participant, was never on Epsteinâs plane, and never visited his private island⌠I have never been friends with Epstein. Donald and I were invited to the same parties as Epstein from time to time, since overlapping in social circles is common in New York City and Palm Beach.â
She added later, âNumerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me have been circulating on social media for years now. Be cautious about what you believe. These images and stories are completely false.â
Not so fast, according to Kimmel. During his April 9 monologue on âJimmy Kimmel Live,â the late night host aired an infamous, widely-circulated photo of Donald and Melania posing with Epstein and said: âBy the way, while youâre explaining how much you didnât know Epstein, any particular reason you can think of that he had a picture of you guys on display at his house? Maybe this is the photo that came with the frame, I donât know.â
âI, for one, when I see this, I think, well, these two donât know each other at all,â Kimmel quipped.
Donald Trump told MS Now after his wifeâs address that he did not know she was making a statement like that ahead of time. He also stressed that âshe didnât know [Epstein].â
âHe didnât know she was going to do it before she did it, which shows you just how smoothly things are running over there,â Kimmel said. âShe must really hate him. I donât know how else to explain it.â
While Kimmel regularly bashes Donald Trump on his late night show, he has increasingly directed his ire toward Melania in recent months. The release of the Amazon documentary âMelaniaâ in January particularly stoked Kimmelâs fury. He bashed it as a â$75 million bribeâ that âAmazon made for herâ and later called it âa documentary thatâs dreadfully dull. The whole thing is Melania going to fittings, riding in a car, trying on clothes, and interviewing people to work for her.âWatch Kimmelâs latest monologue in the video below.