{"id":59595,"date":"2026-04-12T09:37:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=59595"},"modified":"2026-04-12T10:12:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:12:54","slug":"feral-cat-fight-on-the-white-house-grounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=59595","title":{"rendered":"<h1><b><span style=\"color: #666699;\">FERAL CAT FIGHT ON THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS<\/span><\/b><\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59628\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-9.27.20-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-9.27.20-AM.png 591w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-9.27.20-AM-249x300.png 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First Lady Melania Trump has denied connections to Jeffrey Epstein, telling reporters at the White House that any claims linking the two &#8220;need to end today&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In a surprise announcement on Thursday, the first lady called for congressional hearings for survivors of Epstein&#8217;s sex trafficking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She also denied online rumours that Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump, calling them &#8220;mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear what prompted the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The intervention has produced a mixed response from Epstein survivors. One survivor, Lisa Phillips, described the statement as a &#8220;bold move&#8221; but questioned what more the first lady could do to support Epstein&#8217;s accusers.<\/p>\n<p>There was no prior indication from her office that she would make a statement on Epstein, and the White House did not share the topic earlier when her remarks were put on its daily schedule.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The president told news outlet MS Now he did not know about his wife&#8217;s statement ahead of time. Meanwhile, the New York Times quoted a spokesperson for Melania Trump as saying the president knew that the first lady planned to make a statement, but later said it was unclear if he was aware of the topic of the remarks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Melania Trump said she had not been a victim of Epstein, with whom she only briefly &#8220;crossed paths&#8221; in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have never had any knowledge of Epstein abuse of his victims,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I was never involved in any capacity. I was not a participant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_59654\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59654\" class=\"wp-image-59654 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6de62f80-6acc-11f0-a4fd-5b55d773c04c_1200_630-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6de62f80-6acc-11f0-a4fd-5b55d773c04c_1200_630-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6de62f80-6acc-11f0-a4fd-5b55d773c04c_1200_630-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6de62f80-6acc-11f0-a4fd-5b55d773c04c_1200_630-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/6de62f80-6acc-11f0-a4fd-5b55d773c04c_1200_630.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-59654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Contrary to Melania Trump\u2019s claim that she met Donald Trump at a nightclub, Michael Wolff said she was introduced to him through Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s circle (Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>She also denied knowing Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced financier&#8217;s jailed associate.<br \/>\n(Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3ex07l1qvpo\">https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c3ex07l1qvpo<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=59595\">SOTN<\/a> Editor&#8217;s Note: This whole thing is gonna get very ugly&#8212;VERY FAST!!!\u00a0 Especially when you have authoritatively researched investigative journalism like the following expos\u00e9 on the Internet. See: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=59651\">Melania was \u2018very involved\u2019 in Epstein\u2019s circle and that\u2019s how she met Trump, claims biographer \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-59662\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-9.56.57-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-9.56.57-AM.png 497w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-12-at-9.56.57-AM-300x234.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 497px) 100vw, 497px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Where this is all going, God only knows &#8230; but from our seat something very BIG is happening in (and around) the White House this month.\u00a0 Especially when the level of intrigue has reached this heightened level:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=59612\">Melania Trump\u2019s surprise Epstein statement prompts bafflement: Reporters search for answers to why first lady chose to make speech \u2013 and whether president knew it was coming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Which can only mean one of two things: this is all performative and meant for massive public consumption (<span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>AND CAPTIVATING DISTRACTION<\/strong><\/span>) in view of a Trump&#8217;s HUGE Iran War failure.<\/p>\n<h2>OR<\/h2>\n<p>There really is a <strong>&#8220;FERAL CAT FIGHT ON THE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS&#8221;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=59644\">The White House Is Experiencing A Deep Internal Crisis, According To High-Level Admin Sources, The Iran Quagmire Coupled With First Lady Melania Breaking With Trump On Epstein Has Driven The President Into A Total Rage<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, where is concerns Melania&#8217;s coming out of the Epstein closet&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=59616\">There Can Only Be One Reason for Melania Talking Epstein. It\u2019s Not Good\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/?p=59595\">State of the Nation<\/a><br \/>\nAprile 12, 2026<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=59595"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59595\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59672,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59595\/revisions\/59672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=59595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=59595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=59595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}