Trump says he turned down visit to Epstein's island

President Trump said Monday that he never had "the privilege" of traveling to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's island, emphasizing he "did turn it down."The big picture: Scrutiny over the administration's handling of the Epstein case has plagued the president in recent weeks, now following him across the pond as he sat for a bilateral meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer.Amid those swirling questions, several head-turning headlines have explored Trump's relationship with Epstein, with whom the president said he had a falling out. Trump has repeatedly slammed the ongoing Epstein saga as a "hoax," placing blame, without evidence, on his White House predecessors. Driving the news: "For years, I wouldn't talk to Jeffrey Epstein," he told reporters Monday while sitting beside Starmer."He did something that was inappropriate," Trump said, explaining that Epstein had hired away people who worked for him, and after warning Epstein off, it happened again. "I threw him out of the place, persona non grata. I threw him out, and that was it," he said.The White House has previously said Trump kicked Epstein out of his club for being a "creep."Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated with more information.

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