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‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Donald Trump rejected his wife Melania’s idea of giving a speech about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell – a speech that raises more questions than it answers.
The First Lady (Chloe Fineman) called Donald (James Austin Johnson) to present her draft: In it, she denied any connection to Epstein or Maxwell, criticized the media coverage of the three and called on Congress to allow Epstein’s victims to testify.
“Listen, I decided that I should give a big, completely out-of-nowhere speech and say, ‘I’m not an Epstein victim.’ “Is that good?” she asked.
Trump not enthusiastic
Trump was not convinced.
“Darling, I have to admit, that sounds a bit crazy. Who are you, me?” he answered her.
Melania was undeterred and suggested other illegal activities that she could distance herself from.
Gilgo Beach and Diddy
“It’s not just about Epstein. I could also say, ‘I, Melania Trump, did not help the Gilgo Beach serial killer in any way,'” she said – a reference to former architect Rex Heuermann pleading guilty to seven counts of murder on Long Island and confessing to another this week. “That way no one will be suspicious.”
“Honey,” Trump replied, “I think that makes everyone even more suspicious.”
Melania tried a different approach.
Trump’s elegant exit
“What if I revealed that I barely partied with Diddy? Would that help?” she asked as the music mogul serves his 50-month prison sentence following two guilty verdicts on prostitution-related offenses.
Trump had had enough of the whole thing at this point.
“You know, Melania, I’d really like to talk more, but I have a meeting with… uh,” he said, looking around the Oval Office. “Ronald Reagan.”
