Vice President JD Vance came to the defense of President Donald Trump after The Wall Street Journal reported that he had sent a lewd letter to late Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday.

When he was a best-selling author with designs on running in Ohio’s upcoming Senate race four years ago, JD Vance was one of the multitudes of Republican figures who assailed the mainstream press for not giving enough attention to deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez taunted Vice President JD Vance over his reaction to the Wall Street Journal article claiming that President Donald Trump sent a "bawdy" letter to Jeffrey Epstein

The letter, which the newspaper claims was sent on Epstein's 50th birthday, has been decried by Trump as a "fake". In a post, Trump says the newspaper and owner Rupert Murdoch "were warned directly" they would be sued if they printed the story, describing it as "false, malicious, and defamatory".

A post JD Vance made about the 'most powerful people' being connected to Jeffrey Epstein has reemerged as the DOJ says a 'client list' doesn't exist, despite Pam Bondi claiming she had it on her desk

U.S. Vice President JD Vance was the last person to see convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein alive. Rating: Labeled Satire (About this rating?) In mid-July 2025, a rumor circulated online that U.S.