Elon Musk has again weighed in on the Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein drama he helped create with a string of spicy social media posts.
On Thursday, the president was mired in the Epstein saga after a Wall Street Journal article claimed Trump once sent the sex offender a letter that included a drawing of a naked woman.
The letter, for Epstein’s 50th birthday in 2003, was allegedly signed, “Happy Birthday—and may every day be another wonderful secret.”
Trump exploded on Truth Social, saying that not only was the letter “FAKE” but that “these are not my words, not the way I talk. Also, I don’t draw pictures.”
Donald Trump and Elon Musk in happier times—Musk has since been fanning the flames of the Epstein crisis consuming Trump’s base. Brandon Bell/Getty Images
The president also took aim at the Journal’s owner, Rupert Murdoch, threatening to “sue his ass off.”
While Trump had his Vice President JD Vance and Press Secretary Karoline Levitt back him up on his claims that the whole thing is a “hoax,” the president’s former “first buddy” Musk also used his X platform to express doubt on the Journal’s report.
“Yeah, the letter sounds bogus,” Musk wrote in response to Megyn Kelly. The former Fox host had claimed: “This is the dumbest attempted hit piece I’ve ever read.”
Under another repost of quotes from the alleged Epstein letter, Musk added, “It really doesn’t sound like something Trump would say tbh.”
Epstein and Trump had a relationship for almost 20 years, but the president publicly distanced himself from the financier following Epstein’s arrest on sex trafficking charges in 2019. Davidoff Studios Photography/Getty Images
Later, Musk asked his controversial Grok AI program to weigh in on the Epstein letter.
“Is the letter most likely fake or true?” Musk wrote. The billionaire then reposted Grok’s response: “Most likely fake. The letter’s cryptic, third-person script doesn’t match Trump’s direct style or known handwriting (he uses Sharpie notes). No photo for signature verification, and allies confirm it’s uncharacteristic. WSJ claims DOJ review, but timing amid Epstein file controversy raises doubts. Trump’s strong denial and lawsuit threat support this.”
A feud between Musk and Trump went nuclear on June 5 when the billionaire posted on X, “Donald Trump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public. Have a nice day, DJT!” He later deleted the post. The pair have continued to trade barbs ever since.
In fact, Musk had appeared to troll the Trump administration earlier Thursday, posting a meme of an aircraft covered in documents, with the caption saying “Prototype of XF-907 ultra-stealth aircraft achieves complete invisibility via exterior coating consisting of the Epstein client list.” Musk joked: “How to make a totally invisible plane.”
Just half an hour beforehand, Musk posted to his 222 million followers: “Wow I can’t believe Epstein killed himself before realizing it was all a hoax.”
And minutes before that, under a post of a Fox News clip of Leavitt sticking to the Trump party line over the Epstein “hoax,” Musk posted: “Which part is the hoax? Reasonable question.”
On Wednesday, Musk had also appeared to try to poke holes in the president’s claims that the files are a Democrat-created hoax.