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The National
2 days ago
- Politics
- The National
Van with photo of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein spotted in Aberdeen
The US president is travelling to the area on Monday having already visited his golf course at Turnberry in Ayrshire over the weekend. While at Trump International Golf Links at the Menie Estate, Trump will launch a new course while also meeting with First Minister John Swinney. The picture on the van has been displayed alongside a message of "Welcome to Scotland, Donald", following news last week Trump was told his name appears in the Epstein files multiple times. A spokesperson for the group behind the stunt, Everyone Hates Elon, said: "We're displaying a real photograph of Donald Trump with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Donald Trump has been accused of sexual assault over 20 times and a court awarded a settlement to an accuser. His chickens are coming home to roost. (Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire) "British people reject Trump's extreme views: risking women's lives by attacking abortion healthcare, blaming immigrants for problems powerful men like him created. We won't stand for it. "People have donated £20,000 in just a few days to spread this photo across the UK for Trump's state visit in September. It would be such a shame if we raised even more and exposed Donald Trump in even more ways. A real shame.' Trump was told by US Attorney General Pam Bondi that he appears in the files related to investigations into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during the US Department of Justice's review of the case in May. Reports in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the New York Times and CNN cited unnamed anonymous sources, and did not specify the context of the references to Trump's name in the documents. READ MORE: Keir Starmer cuts off Donald Trump after Scotland trade deal comment However, the WSJ – which first reported the news – said Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche had told the US president that the files contained "what officials felt was unverified hearsay about many people, including Trump". The reports have been branded "fake news" by the White House, as communications director Steven Cheung said Trump had ejected Epstein from his Florida club Mar-a-Lago for "being a creep". Cheung said: "This is another fake news story, just like the previous story by the Wall Street Journal." He was referring to the WSJ's recent report which alleged he sent Epstein a crude letter featuring a drawing of a naked woman to mark the convicted paedophile's 50th birthday in 2003. Trump has denied writing the letter or drawing the picture, and has since filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the WSJ as well as Rupert Murdoch. Trump has already met with Prime Minister Keir Starmer while at Turnberry and at one stage Starmer was forced to interrupt him after he appeared to suggest 'all" the benefits of a UK-US trade deal should go to Scotland. READ MORE: Donald Trump responds to John Swinney's indyref2 plan Trump also commented on Swinney's plan to win a second independence referendum. He said: 'I don't want to get involved in your politics, we got enough politics of our own. 'I will say that I predicted what was going to happen the last time.' He added: "I do say that when they made that deal, somebody said that it was, and I remember this very distinctly, I said, could they do this all the time? "There was a little bit of a restriction like 50 or 75 years before you could take another vote because, you know, a country can't go through that too much."
Newsweek
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Newsweek
Trump Photo With Epstein Appears Near US Embassy Ahead of Royal Visit
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Activists in London put up a photo of President Donald Trump and the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein near the U.S. embassy after it was announced that Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will make a state visit to Britain in September. Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email on Thursday. The Context Buckingham Palace announced earlier this week that Trump will make a state visit to the U.K. from September 17 to September 19, making him the first U.S. president to make two state visits to its ally across the Atlantic. The announcement of the Trumps' upcoming state visit came as the White House is grappling with a firestorm of blowback from the president's base over its handling of the investigation into Epstein's death and whether the disgraced businessman had a "client list." Activists put up a poster showing President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein near the U.S. Embassy in London, Thursday, July 17, 2025. Activists put up a poster showing President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein near the U.S. Embassy in London, Thursday, July 17, 2025. Thomas Krych/AP What To Know The anti-Trump Instagram account "Everyone Hates Elon" started a fundraiser to raise money to put up photos of Trump and Epstein together all over the U.K. as the president prepares to make an unprecedented second state visit to the country. The Instagram account, which has more than 80,000 followers, also posted a video to its page early Thursday that appeared to show someone putting up the photo of Trump and Epstein near the Nine Elms London Underground station. The station is about a nine-minute walk from the U.S. embassy in London. "It would be such a shame for Donald if this photo of Trump with Jeffrey Epstein appeared absolutely EVERYWHERE on his tour of the UK," the "Everyone Hates Elon" Instagram account said in a caption accompanying the video. "It would truly be such a huge shame if everyone donated to make that happen." Newsweek reached out to the account via direct message for comment on Thursday. As of Thursday evening, the post has nearly 230,000 likes and 54 comments. The account's fundraiser has raked in more than £6,100 ($8,193 USD) from 358 donations as of Thursday evening, out of an overall fundraising goal of £10,000 ($13,432 USD). According to the fundraiser's page on the website Crowdfunder, the organizers are accepting donations until September 10 at 1:45 p.m. The Everyone Hates Elon group will keep all the money it raises, the page says. Thursday's fundraiser capitalizes on the blowback Trump has gotten from his core supporters after the U.S. Department of Justice put out a memo last week confirming earlier findings that Epstein was not murdered and died by suicide in 2019 in his Manhattan jail cell. It also said the government was not in possession of a client list. Last week's memo threw a wrench into years of conspiracy theories spread by Trump's MAGA base—and amplified by some administration officials—alleging that Epstein was murdered and that his death was covered up by the government. The uproar from MAGA infuriated the president, who called his supporters "weaklings" who got "duped" by the Epstein "hoax," which he falsely claimed was started by Democrats. He later softened his tone and said he would be in favor of the DOJ releasing "credible" evidence related to Epstein but urged his base to move on from the controversy. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was also peppered with questions about the Trump administration's flip-flopping on the Epstein files, with Attorney General Pam Bondi saying in February that the documents were "sitting on my desk" waiting to be reviewed and suggesting the FBI was in possession of "thousands" of hours of incriminating footage of Epstein, to saying last week that the DOJ would have no more to say on the matter. "Can you clarify which part of the Epstein 'hoax' is the 'hoax' part?" Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich asked Leavitt at Thursday's press briefing. "The fact that Democrats have now seized on this, as if they ever wanted transparency when it comes to Jeffrey Epstein," Leavitt said, adding that the party controlled the White House for four years and "didn't do a dang thing when it came to transparency in regards to Jeffrey Epstein and his heinous crimes." This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
Euronews
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Protests erupt again in Venice over Bezos and Sanchez's lavish wedding
Saturday marked the last day of celebrations for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his partner Lauren Sanchez's wedding, estimated to have cost over €42 million. The fete on Saturday followed Friday's reception on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, where Bezos and his wife tied the knot during a private ceremony with around 200 celebrity guests, including Leonardo DiCaprio, the Kardashian sisters, Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom, Ivanka Trump and Bill Gates. Meanwhile, hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday through the streets and canals of Venice against the union being celebrated in Venice. The protest organised by the "No space for Bezos" committee started from Venice's railway station and reached Campo Erbario at the foot of the Rialto Bridge. Protesters from across the region of Veneto and Italy gathered with inflatables and placards to voice their opposition to the wedding of the billionaire and the US journalist. On Saturday, it was also VIP-hunting in Venice, as several guests took the opportunity to visit the city's most iconic landmarks. Demonstrations against Bezos's wedding The protests had already begun in the days leading up to the wedding, as the couple and their guests arrived in the Venetian lagoon. On Friday night, the eve of the ceremony, the message "No kings, no Bezos/f**k oligarchs" was projected onto the bell tower in St Mark's Square. On Wednesday, activists paraded a float along the Grand Canal with a dummy of Bezos clinging to an Amazon box, his fists full of fake dollars. On Monday, the activists joined Greenpeace and the British group 'Everyone Hates Elon', which destroyed Teslas in protest against Elon Musk, and unfurled a large banner in St Mark's Square against tax breaks for billionaires.** The banner read: 'If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more taxes'. Why are there protests against Bezos in Venice? Interviewed by Euronews, Marta Sottoriva, organiser of the No Space for Bezos campaign, said that the protest was not against the wedding itself, but against what it symbolises for Venice. "We are not protesting against weddings, but against the vision of Venice as a city where you only come to consume," Sottoriva said. According to the activist, Bezos is a symbol of "wealth built on the exploitation of the many," citing Amazon's opposition to unionisation and recalling the billionaire's presence at US President Donald Trump's inauguration. Initially, the couple had planned to celebrate the wedding at the Scuola Grande della Misericordia, but the event was moved due to protests. The three-day event concluded with a grand masquerade ball at the historic Arsenale, featuring performances by Lady Gaga and Elton John.
Euronews
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Bezos wedding in Venice: court against the exploitation of the city
Saturday marks the last day of celebrations for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez wedding which left Venice divided, estimated at a cost of over €42 million. Following Friday's reception on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, where Bezos and his wife tied the knot during a private ceremony with around 200 celebrity guests including Leonardo DiCaprio, the Kardashian sisters, Tom Brady, Orlando Bloom, Ivanka Trump and Bill Gates. Meanwhile, hundreds of people demonstrated on Saturday through the streets and canals of Venice against the union being celebrated in Venice. The protest organised by the 'No space for Bezos' committee started from Venice's railway station and reached campo Erbaria, at the foot of the Rialto Bridge. Protesters from across north-eastern Italy gathered with inflatables and placards to voice their opposition to the wedding of the Amazon founder and the American journalist. On Saturday, it was also VIP-hunting in Venice, as several guests took the opportunity to visit the city's most iconic landmarks. Demonstrations against Bezos's wedding The protests had already begun in the days leading up to the wedding, as the couple and their guests arrived in the Venetian Lagoon. On Friday night, the eve of the ceremony the message "No kings, no Bezos / f**k oligarchs" was projected onto the bell tower in St Mark's Square. On Wednesday, activists paraded a float along the Grand Canal with a dummy of Bezos clinging to an Amazon box, his fists full of fake dollars. On Monday, the activists joined Greenpeace and the British group 'Everyone Hates Elon', which destroyed Teslas in protest against Elon Musk, and unfurled a large banner in St Mark's Square against tax breaks for billionaires . The banner read: 'If you can rent Venice for your wedding, you can pay more taxes'. Why are there protests against Bezos in Venice? Interviewed by Euronews, Marta Sottoriva, organiser of the No Space for Bezos campaign, said that the protest was not against the wedding itself, but against what it symbolises for Venice. "We are not protesting against weddings, but against the vision of Venice as a city where you only come to consume," Sottoriva said. According to the activist, Bezos is a symbol of 'a wealth built on the exploitation of the many', citing Amazon's opposition to unionisation and recalling the billionaire's presence at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration. Initially the newly married couple had planned to celebrate the wedding at the Scuola Grande della Misericordia, but the event was moved due to protests. The three-day event ended with a grand masquerade ball at the historic Arsenale, with performances given by Lady Gaga and Elton John .
Euronews
26-06-2025
- Business
- Euronews
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez arrive in Venice as protests continue
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez have arrived in Venice, ahead of their star-studded and controversial weekend wedding. Bezos waved from a water taxi as he and Sánchez arrived at the dock of the Aman Hotel on the Grand Canal, with two security boats in tow. Their wedding has drawn protests by groups who view it as a sign of the growing disparity between the haves and have-nots, while residents complain it exemplifies the way their needs are disregarded in the era of mass tourism to the historic lagoon city. About a dozen Venetian organizations - including housing advocates, anti-cruise ship campaigners and university groups - have united to protest the multi-day event under the banner 'No Space For Bezos,' a play on words also referring to the bride's recent (and much mocked) space flight. They have staged small-scale protests, unfurling anti-Bezos banners on iconic Venetian sites. They were joined on Monday by Greenpeace and the British group 'Everyone Hates Elon,' which has smashed Teslas to protest Elon Musk, to unfurl a giant banner in St. Mark's Square protesting purported tax breaks for billionaires. The banner read: 'IF YOU CAN RENT VENICE FOR YOUR WEDDING YOU CAN PAY MORE TAX.' Critics cite Amazon's labour practices, ongoing tax disputes with European governments and Bezos' political associations as reasons for concern. Oliviero Cassarà, a lead organizer and activist, said in a statement that 'No Space For Bezos' has zero issue with Americans or people getting married in Venice. However, Cassarà said: 'Bezos supported Trump economically and politically and is consequently co- responsible for this drift against us Italian and European citizens.' Activists also argue that the Bezos wedding exemplifies broader failures in municipal governance, particularly the prioritization of tourism over residents' needs. On Wednesday, other activists launched a float down the Grand Canal featuring a mannequin of Bezos clinging onto an Amazon box, his fists full of fake dollars. The British publicity firm that announced the stunt said it wasn't a protest of the wedding 'but against unchecked wealth, media control, and the growing privatisation of public spaces.' The local activists had planned a more organized protest for Saturday, aiming to obstruct access to canals with boats to prevent guests from reaching the wedding venue. They modified the protest to a march from the train station after claiming a victory, asserting that their pressure forced organizers to change the lavish wedding venue from the Scuola Grande della Misericordia to the Arsenale - the famous complex of shipyards beyond Venice's congested centre, which is surrounded by fortified walls. 'It will be a strong, decisive protest, but peaceful,'' said Federica Toninello, an activist with the Social Housing Assembly network. 'We want it to be like a party, with music, to make clear what we want our Venice to look like." Among the 200 guests confirmed to be attending the wedding are Mick Jagger, Ivanka Trump, Kim Kardashian, Oprah Winfrey, Katy Perry and Leonardo DiCaprio. City officials have defended the wedding. The mayor of Venice, Luigi Brugnaro, has tried to reassure protesters and stated that Venice is more than capable of hosting the event. He cited the Venice Film Festival and G7 Summit as examples. Brugnaro also said he was 'ashamed of those who behave like this,' Variety reported - in reference to the protesters. "Venice once again reveals itself to be a global stage,'' Brugnaro added, adding he hoped to meet Bezos while he was in town.
