Mike Johnson Says WSJ Is ‘Literally Making Things Up’ About Trump’s Involvement With Epstein

House Speaker Mike Johnson pushed against The Wall Street Journal’s (WSJ) reporting on Friday, which claimed President Donald Trump sent disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein a “bawdy” birthday card.

The WSJ alleged that Trump sent Epstein a typewritten letter and a drawing of a naked stick figure lady with his initials written below it in celebration of his 50th birthday in 2003, which the president denied ever writing or sending. Johnson said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that the “bogus” report is another attempt for the media to slander Trump.

“The president and I talked about that ridiculous allegation this morning. He said it is patently absurd,” Johnson said.” He’s never drawn such a picture, he’s never thought of drawing such a picture and he said, ‘Did you see the language of this bogus communication or card or something that he supposedly sent to Epstein?’ He said ‘I don’t talk like that, I don’t think like that.’ is literally making things up.”

The Speaker of the House added that the president could end up “suing some of the media outlets that had put all of this out there because he had informed them that it is totally contrived.”

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” So look, the president is the most maligned and attacked political figure in the history of our 🏛️Politics, there’s no question about it. But he’s also the most resilient, “Johnson said.