Trump's Howard Stern Interview Sparks Fresh Controversy
There’s no escaping old audio. Back in 2006, Donald Trump sat in front of Howard Stern’s microphone, joking without a filter about the age gap in his dating life. When pressed by Stern about whether he could “bang 24-year-olds” at age 60, Trump didn’t hesitate: “Oh, absolutely. I have no trouble.” He went on to claim he had “no age limit,” dismissing boundaries with a cavalier tone that even Stern seemed to challenge. Trump tried to distance himself from lawmakers like former Rep. Mark Foley, who at the time had been ousted for messaging underage boys, but his talk wasn’t exactly subtle.
Fast forward to today, and that interview is back in the headlines—not because Trump’s take has aged well, but because his past words are now tangled up with far more serious accusations. As Trump eyes another run for the White House, people are digging deeper into his long-standing ties with Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who ran with the rich and politically powerful before his child sex trafficking conviction and death behind bars. The Stern tapes now play as part of a much broader story about the worlds that Trump moved in and his own behavior toward women.
The Mar-a-Lago Factor: Epstein and Fresh Allegations
It’s not just the radio banter catching attention. In 1992, long before Epstein’s crimes were public, Trump hosted a gathering at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. At first glance, it looked like just another exclusive party—but records show something odd: apart from a small group of women, Trump and Epstein were the only men invited.
What happened that night, according to some in attendance, went beyond awkward socializing. A woman who competed in a beauty contest hosted at the event recalled that Trump crawled into her bed in an unwanted advance. Jill Harth, a former business partner, also leveled accusations of sexual misconduct against Trump, pinpointing that same Mar-a-Lago event. Trump has always denied wrongdoing—and said he had nothing to do with Epstein’s criminal actions—but these stories keep finding their way into the spotlight.
Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s conspirator, also lurked in the Mar-a-Lago background according to testimony from Virginia Giuffre. Giuffre claimed Maxwell trafficked women to powerful men—including Prince Andrew and figures at the same resort favored by Trump. The whole scene has become a tangled web, where accusations, scandal, and high-society parties are impossible to separate.
As if that weren’t enough, Trump pushed back against anything linking him to Epstein with a huge lawsuit—a $10 billion legal action against The Wall Street Journal, after it published reporting on a suspicious letter claiming ties between Trump and Epstein. Trump insisted he never approved anything referencing the disgraced financier, doubling down on his denials and trying to stop the wave of coverage that keeps erupting as these old stories circle back.
For a man used to dominating headlines, these aren’t the kind of stories Trump would choose. But with every resurfaced clip and fresh allegation, the boundary between political theater and personal scandal keeps getting harder for him to control.