On July 29, 2025, aboard Air Force One, President Donald Trump stated that Jeffrey Epstein deliberately poached Virginia Giuffre from Mar-a-Lago’s workforce, describing the act as the personal betrayal that ultimately destroyed their longtime relationship.
Trump recounted how Epstein repeatedly hired away young female employees from the resort’s renowned spa despite direct warnings. “I told him not to take our people,” Trump said, adding that when Epstein ignored the directive, he confronted him and issued a permanent ban. In his most pointed remarks, Trump singled out Giuffre, a teenage locker room attendant at Mar-a-Lago in the summer of 2000. “He deliberately took her from my club,” Trump declared, framing the recruitment as a calculated theft that crossed a personal line.
Giuffre, who died by suicide in April 2025 at age 41, alleged in court filings that Ghislaine Maxwell—Epstein’s convicted accomplice—approached her at the resort while she was reading a massage therapy book, offering training that led to years of alleged sexual exploitation and trafficking. Giuffre’s family has rejected Trump’s characterization, insisting she was targeted and groomed as a minor rather than simply “poached” like an employee.
Trump’s account positions the poaching as the decisive breach, contrasting with earlier explanations such as a 2004 real estate dispute or Epstein’s alleged inappropriate behavior toward a club member’s teenage daughter. Reports indicate Epstein maintained ties to Mar-a-Lago until around 2007, with spa staff occasionally visiting his nearby mansion until a 2003 allegation of sexual pressure prompted restrictions.
Once referring to Epstein as a “terrific guy” in a 2002 interview, Trump has consistently distanced himself, claiming no contact for over a decade before Epstein’s 2019 death. The revelation has reignited public interest in the scandal, especially as demands persist for the full release of Epstein-related documents and files.
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