President Donald Trump is once again under fire amid explosive new allegations involving disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. According to a Wall Street Journal report, Trump allegedly sent Epstein a birthday message years ago that included a hand-drawn sketch of a naked woman and a cryptic, salacious note. The alleged message is said to have been part of a leather-bound 50th birthday album curated for Epstein by his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
The sketch, reportedly drawn with a marker, outlined the figure of a nude woman, with two arcs representing her breasts and what appeared to be Trump’s squiggly signature — “Donald” — drawn in the pubic region, mimicking hair. Inside the message was a typed note that read:
“Happy Birthday – and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
According to the Journal, the page also included a fabricated dialogue between “Donald” and “Jeffrey,” written in third person, where the two discuss being enigmas that never age. One line attributed to “Donald” read:
“We have certain things in common, Jeffrey,”
to which “Jeffrey” allegedly replied:
“Yes we do, come to think of it.”
Trump Fires Back: ‘This Is a Hoax’
President Trump has categorically denied any connection to the message, branding the story a “fake Wall Street Journal hoax” and threatening legal action against the publication.
“This is not me. This is a fake thing,” Trump told reporters. “I never drew a picture in my life. I don’t draw pictures of women. It’s not my language. It’s not my words.”
“I’m gonna sue the Wall Street Journal just like I sued everyone else,” he added, vowing retaliation if the publication released the letter publicly.
The White House has not yet confirmed whether any legal proceedings have been initiated.
MAGA Allies Split as Scandal Grows
As Trump scrambles to control the fallout, Vice President JD Vance fiercely defended him on X (formerly Twitter), calling the entire report “complete and utter bullst.”** He slammed the Journal for publishing the piece without allegedly verifying or showing the document beforehand.
“Does anyone honestly believe this sounds like Donald Trump?” Vance wrote. “Will the people who’ve bought into every hoax against President Trump show an ounce of skepticism before believing this bizarre story?”
But not everyone in Trump’s circle is toeing the line. Elon Musk, once a close ally of Trump, has openly distanced himself from the former president over the Epstein issue. In a now-deleted post from June, Musk alleged:
“Time to drop the really big bomb: [Trump] is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.”
He later apologized for the remark but reignited the tension on July 8, writing:
“How can people be expected to have faith in Trump if he won’t release the Epstein files?”
Bondi Under Fire for ‘Phase 1’ Epstein Release
At the center of the Epstein controversy is also Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has been under growing pressure to deliver the so-called Epstein “client list” — a promise made repeatedly by Trump during his campaign.
In February, Bondi released a binder labeled “Phase 1” to MAGA influencers. However, the documents inside were almost entirely composed of previously published material, offering little in the way of new revelations. She claimed at the time that the client list was “on her desk to be reviewed,” but later reversed course, declaring:
“The list doesn’t exist.”
She also insisted Epstein had died by suicide, and that there was “no credible evidence” to suggest he had been murdered — a claim that enraged much of Trump’s base, who have long believed Epstein was silenced to protect powerful figures.
MAGA Base in Open Revolt
The lack of transparency and contradictory messaging has fractured the MAGA movement, with a growing number of supporters accusing Trump and Bondi of covering up rather than exposing the truth.
On Wednesday, Trump lashed out at his own supporters, accusing them of falling for yet another left-wing “scam” and abandoning the movement’s mission.
“Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this bulls**t, hook, line, and sinker,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats’ work. Don’t even think about talking about our incredible and unprecedented success — because I don’t want their support anymore!”
Trump offered no concrete explanation for why the Epstein documents remain sealed, nor did he provide evidence that Democrats were behind the resurfacing of the scandal.
Background: The Album and Its Contents
The original leather-bound album referenced in the WSJ report was allegedly compiled by Ghislaine Maxwell prior to Epstein’s 2006 arrest, and featured letters, photos, and poems sent by prominent business figures and executives. The report suggests that the letter attributed to Trump may have been part of materials gathered by federal investigators years ago, though it’s unclear whether the note was ever formally examined by the Justice Department.
According to sources, the letter is not included in Attorney General Bondi’s “Phase 1” release, and its existence has never been confirmed by the White House or any federal agency.
Bottom Line
As public scrutiny intensifies, Trump and Bondi’s refusal to release full details about the Epstein files — coupled with the surfacing of bizarre and potentially damaging allegations — is rapidly undermining the trust of Trump’s own base.
The scandal, whether grounded in fact or fiction, has become yet another fault line in a deeply fractured political landscape, and Trump’s aggressive dismissal of his former loyalists may only deepen the divide.