Trump’s Ambitions Collide With Epstein, Fed and Health Concerns
US President Donald Trump departs following a signing ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 18.
Photographer: Al Drago/BloombergFor President Donald Trump, whose political career has benefited from voter anxiety over Washington elites, the health of his predecessor and the riches of Wall Street, the past week offered a reversal of fortune.
Trump’s efforts to escape the uproar over Jeffrey Epstein failed spectacularly, after the Wall Street Journal published a story alleging he once sent a suggestive birthday letter to the disgraced financier — a claim the president denied.