President Donald Trump has announced plans to sue the Wall Street Journal, News Corp, and Rupert Murdoch after the Journal published a report alleging he sent a “coded” birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
On Thursday, the WSJ published the letter bearing the president’s name, dated 2003, that was described as featuring “several lines of typewritten text surrounded by the outline of a naked woman, sketched in marker.”
The illustration also includes two small arcs representing breasts, with Trump’s signature written below the waist and resembling pubic hair, the report said.
BREAKING
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 17, 2025
The Wall Street Journal has reviewed a book put together for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday, as part of that book a letter was submitted by Donald Trump.
Trump’s letter features a drawing of a naked woman and this text which imagines a conversation between Trump and… pic.twitter.com/vGKHHEg3Tm
The letter includes the lines “We have certain things in common, Jeffrey” and “Enigmas never age, have you noticed that?” reportedly concludes: “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
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President Trump, as well as Vice President JD Vance, strongly denied the report while threatening to file a lawsuit.
“This is not me. This is a fake thing. It’s a fake Wall Street Journal story. I never wrote 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 said, according to the newspaper.
JD Vance described the letter as “complete and utter bullshit” before stating the WSJ did not show the physical letter to the White House before publishing the article.
Forgive my language but this story is complete and utter bullshit. The WSJ should be ashamed for publishing it.
— JD Vance (@JDVance) July 17, 2025
Where is this letter? Would you be shocked to learn they never showed it to us before publishing it? Does anyone honestly believe this sounds like Donald Trump? https://t.co/KHsTFOSl34
“Forgive my language but this story is complete and utter bullshit. The WSJ should be ashamed for publishing it. Where is this letter? Would you be shocked to learn they never showed it to us before publishing it? Does anyone honestly believe this sounds like Donald Trump?” Vance said on X.