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These days, Trump tends to go against celebrities who criticize his style of governance. This was not always the case, however. Even though he has since distanced himself from many famous people, there was recent interest in an old connection of his. Take a look at this photo of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein in 1997. It was taken at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. The two men were pals for at least ten years. Trump was once quoted by New York Magazine saying, “I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it — Jeffrey enjoys his social life.”
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We bet you can see why a lot of people did not like his comment about Jeffrey preferring ladies “on the younger side.” In 2019, it received a lot of scrutiny because Epstein got arrested for sex trafficking minors in New York and Florida. There had been rumors floating about his pedophilia for decades before this. Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein partied at the Mar-a-Lago estate in the past. However, things did not end well for them. They were both wealthy financiers and competed in a bidding war for the Maison de l’Amitie, also known as the House of Friendship. The Palm Beach oceanfront property was very sought after, but it was Trump who ended up winning. It must have upset Epstein because they had not spoken since then. Four years after that, Trump sold the property to Dmitry Rybolovlev.
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