Letter to the editor: Epstein, Trump have "wonderful secret in common," Brunswick Beacon

Brunswick Beacon, 07.31.25

Rupert Murdoch owns The Wall Street Journal and Fox News. Murdoch advised Trump during his first term. They spoke “almost every day.” That didn’t stop the Journal from publishing birthday greetings Trump sent his “pal,” convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. 

Trump wrote: “We have certain things in common, Jeffrey. A pal is a wonderful thing. Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.” The text is inside the outline of a naked woman, hand-drawn in heavy marker, with two semi-circles for breasts, and Trump’s squiggly “Donald” scrawled below her waist for pubic hair.

Trump denied sending it, claiming, “I never wrote a picture in my life.” Then, the New York Times published six Trump pictures, hand-drawn in heavy marker and auctioned for charity, just as Trump described in his 2008 book, “Trump Never Give Up: How I Turned My Biggest Challenges Into Success.” Trump wrote, “It takes me a few minutes to draw a building or cityscape of skyscrapers, and sign my name, but it raises thousands of dollars.”

Epstein said, “I was Donald’s closest friend for 10 years.” What “wonderful secret” did the “wonderful pals” have “in common?” Trump said, “I’ve known Jeff for 15 years. He’s a lot of fun to be with. It’s even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.” 

Epstein’s pilot Lawrence Visoski testified that Trump flew on Epstein's private plane, “The Lolita Express,” many times. Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino’s Chief Operating Officer, Jack O'Donnell, said Epstein was Trump’s “best friend…they hung out together. Once I came in and the commission inspectors were in my office. Donald and Jeffrey had three women with them, and the commission determined that the women were underaged." O'Donnell told Trump, “It’s not gonna look good, you and Epstein, coming here with these young women." That’s not such a wonderful secret after all.

Linda McConnell Baker

Leland