U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed he rejected an invitation to Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, describing the decision as “one of my very good moments.”
Trump made the statement during a joint press conference with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday in Scotland, where he was once again questioned about his ties to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein.
“I never had the privilege of going to his island, and I did turn it down, but a lot of people in Palm Beach were invited to his island,” Trump said. “In one of my very good moments, I turned it down. I didn’t want to go to his island.”
The island in question, Little St. James in the U.S. Virgin Islands, was prominently featured during the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a close associate of Epstein. The 75-acre estate has been linked to numerous allegations of abuse and has become a focal point in ongoing investigations into Epstein’s network.
Trump’s comments come amid continued public scrutiny over figures who were associated with Epstein before his arrest and subsequent death in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
While Trump has previously acknowledged knowing Epstein, he has maintained that he severed ties with him long before the financier’s legal troubles escalated.
