JD Vance found out about Musk’s Trump Epstein post during podcast recording

Politics
7 Jun 2025 • 11:07 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • Comedian Theo Von showed Vice President JD Vance a tweet by Elon Musk accusing President Donald Trump of being in the Epstein files during Von's podcast.
  • Vance responded that Trump did nothing wrong with Jeffrey Epstein, dismissing media claims as "BS."
  • Vance attributed Musk’s online outbursts to his newness to politics and frustrations with attacks on his businesses since joining the White House.
  • Musk's departure from his DOGE role followed reports that Trump was frustrated with Musk and doubted his goals could be reached.
  • Vance expressed hope that Musk could "come back into the fold" within politics, noting Trump has been restrained despite Musk's criticisms.

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