Carville, Daily Beast Retract Melania Epstein Claims

Democratic strategist James Carville publicly apologized to First Lady Melania Trump and removed a podcast episode and YouTube video after receiving a letter from her attorney disputing claims about her connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Carville issued a formal retraction, and Melania Trump shared evidence of the apology and video removal on her X account. The incident follows The Daily Beast's similar retraction of an article alleging Epstein-linked introductions, based on claims by author Michael Wolff. Both Carville and The Daily Beast have now distanced themselves from the disputed allegations. Melania Trump maintains her account of meeting Donald Trump, as outlined in her book. Her representatives continue to press for immediate retractions of defamatory statements.