Hold the presses — another media misstep has been caught and corrected with a rare apology from The Daily Beast over a story linking Melania Trump to Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit.
In a swift turn of events, The Daily Beast pulled an article on Thursday that claimed Donald and Melania Trump were connected through a modeling agent tied to the notorious Epstein, only to retract it with an apology after pushback from Melania’s legal team, while the former first lady highlighted the takedown on social media the next day, as Breitbart reports.
The now-scrubbed piece, which vanished along with its headline, text, image, and URL, leaned on old allegations from a podcast by Michael Wolff, the author of the controversial 2018 book Fire and Fury that took aim at the Trump administration.
Media misstep sparks swift retraction
Wolff, speaking on a Daily Beast podcast, spun a tale suggesting Melania played a role in linking Trump to Epstein via a shared modeling agent.
“She’s introduced by a model agent, both of whom Trump and Epstein are involved with,” Wolff claimed, implying a cozy connection that’s long been whispered but never proven.
Let’s be real — such claims are juicy tabloid fodder, but without hard evidence, they’re just noise, and The Daily Beast seems to have realized that throwing mud without proof is a risky game in today’s legal landscape.
Melania’s team pushes back hard
On Thursday, after receiving a stern letter from Melania Trump’s attorney, The Daily Beast didn’t just retract the story — it issued a public mea culpa for the confusion caused.
“After reviewing the matter, the Beast has taken down the article and apologizes for any misunderstanding,” read an editor’s note, a rare admission that suggests even progressive-leaning outlets know when they’ve overstepped.
Turns out, actions have consequences, and a lawyer’s pen can be mightier than a clickbait headline when it comes to protecting a public figure’s reputation.
Trump’s longstanding feud with Wolff
Donald Trump himself has previously slammed Wolff’s credibility, taking to Truth Social earlier this year to call his work a “total FAKE JOB.”
Trump didn’t hold back, adding that Wolff’s other writings on him have been “discredited,” predicting the same fate for any new claims.
Given Wolff’s track record of sensationalism, it’s no surprise that Trump would dismiss these Epstein-related whispers as just another attempt to tarnish his name with guilt by association.
Political context adds fuel to fire
Meanwhile, the Epstein saga continues to be a political football, with Democrats and mainstream media outlets recently amplifying scrutiny over his crimes and mysterious death in prison, officially ruled a suicide.
While many Democrats push for the release of Department of Justice files on Epstein, hinting at unsubstantiated ties to Trump, it’s worth noting their relative silence on the issue during the Biden-Harris years — curious timing, to say the least.
On the other side, Republicans, including Trump’s VP pick JD Vance, are also calling for transparency with government files on Epstein, showing that the demand for truth cuts across party lines, even if the motives might differ.
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