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It’s been a week of consolidation for Donald Trump.
And many observers believe that the President’s personality with reporters is proof that the ongoing nature of the Epstein files is beginning to take a toll.
Earlier this week, Trump was referred to on Bloomberg Hill as “Piggy.”
And today in the oval office, he brought out another female reporter to ask the right question.
This time, it was ABC White House Replent Mary Bruce, who asked about the 2018 murder and brought out journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a visit from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.
“You’re talking about someone who was very controversial,” Trump said, referring to Khachiggi.
“A lot of people didn’t like the man you’re talking about,” the President continued, according to CNN.
“Whether you like him or not, things happen, but he didn’t know anything about it. And can you leave our guest by asking a question.”
US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images)Yes, Trump went into Pissed-off Mom Mode, blasting a reporter for embarrassing him in front of “our guests” (who happens to be the crown prince (who happens to be the crown prince who has been accused of participating in a coup).
Trump’s claim works against the CIA’s investigation, which found that the crown prince allowed the operation of the 2018 operation that killed Khachiggi at a Saudi meeting in Turkey.
At the White House today, Bin Salman denied any knowledge of a criminal case and said that the Saudi government “has developed our plan to make sure that there is nothing wrong, and we are doing everything possible, and we are doing everything possible, and we are doing everything possible so that this does not happen again.”
US President Donald Trump (R) responds to a question when the crown prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman of Saudi Arabia were asked by the death of the oval ahmal office of the White House on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images)It is unusual for him to sit down with the US President to cast doubt on the findings of the CIA investigation.
But then again, Khasheggi was a journalist, and no US President has been as openly controversial in the press as Trump.
Has he stepped up his attacks in recent weeks? And if so, is the increasing vitriol an attempt to deviate from the epsterin formula?
Either way, with the house passing a file removal solution, we’re closer than ever to anything that could be the final word on one of the biggest scandals in US history.
