Donald Trump appeared at the White House on Tuesday to give his first coronavirus briefing since April. After giving his speech, one reporter asked him if he had anything to say about Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite arrested as an alleged accomplice to deceased wealth manager Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking operation.
Trump decided to respond by saying, “I wish her well.”
This drew backlash from social media users.
REPORTER: Do you feel Ghislaine Maxwell is going to turn in powerful men?
A POWERFUL MAN WHO HAS BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED WITH HER: I just wish her well pic.twitter.com/bmNLGEczdn
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 21, 2020
Trump on Ghislaine Maxwell: "I wish her well."
Here is what the DOJ says about her: pic.twitter.com/VDfHDdbHnY
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) July 21, 2020
Take a look at some responses below:
Trump Supporters will still see this and cry that Clinton is coming for her 😂😂
— Human Capitalist Stock #823 (@Chayanne_Castro) July 21, 2020
He won’t speak out against her because he’s in too deep!
— Christie (@FlowerMomi) July 21, 2020
Yuck!
— SheilaRoni (@SheilaRoni) July 21, 2020
“I wish her well.” code for “Don’t rat me out and I will pardon you.”
— Moderate Me (@noneoftherest) July 21, 2020
He never had any morals just daddy’s money to waste on playing with the rich and famous. Now he’s just grifting and trying to cover his ass to stay out of jail, thing is he got elected now all his co conspirators can go down with him. It will all come out sooner or later.
— Custim1956 (@Custim1956) July 21, 2020
His name et al will be spelled out by Maxwell. He is wishing her well in what way, when one of his goons visit with her?
— Ms Maxine (@MsMax17) July 21, 2020
Trump has nightmares about Maxwell spilling the beans.
— Wear A Damn Mask (@DCJohnNorton) July 21, 2020
"I've met her numerous times"? He means he's spent time w/her numerous times.
"I guess they (w/Epstein) lived in Palm Beach"? Not guessing. Also, didn't he say he really didn't know Epstein that well & that he hadn't followed closely? He used "they" because he knew them well. pic.twitter.com/OGpR0jU9Aa
— TJ Melon (@tj_melon) July 21, 2020
They stick together
— LORI & RYAN (@m_bruntz) July 21, 2020
Translation: I wish her well so that she doesn't tell what she knows.
— TamTam (@Siree444) July 21, 2020
Here comes the pardon
— Sam (@slamwell) July 21, 2020
Just think: all that prepping of Trump to change his tone; to act engaged in #COVID19; to be presidential about the handling of it all & to be sure and praise "The Governors;" the carefully written script…
And then he blurts this shit out. #FAIL
— Squirrelgirl (@donnamreiss) July 21, 2020
Is this that serious new tone the media was falling all over themselves to praise today? He literally wished a woman who facilitated the rape of young girls ‘well’.
— VoteClub (@octoberskeye) July 21, 2020
