President Trump Is Asked If He Knew Secretary Of Commerce Howard Lutnick Visited Epstein’s Island, Here’s His Response

President Trump has responded to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick’s admission that he visited Epstein Island.

While taking questions from the press on Thursday, Trump was asked whether he was aware of Howard Lutnick visiting Epstein’s Island.

The question was asked just two days after Lutnick admitted before Congress that he visited Epstein’s Island in 2012.

In response to the question, Trump shared that he was not aware of the visit.

The Washington Examiner provided Trump’s full response to the question:

President Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that he wasn’t aware of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick‘s visit to Little St. James, an island previously owned by Jeffrey Epstein.

Trump was asked about recent revelations regarding Lutnick and Epstein during a White House event, specifically whether he was aware about the 2012 visit to the island.

“No I wasn’t aware of it,” Trump said. “I actually haven’t spoken to him about it, but from what I hear, he was there with his wife and children.”

“I guess in some cases, some people were — I wasn’t. I was never there,” the president said. “Somebody will someday say that I was never there.”

Lutnick testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, where he faced significant questioning on the drama and detailed three specific meetings with Epstein, including a trip with his family to Little St. James. Days prior, the latest release of Epstein documents by the Justice Department showed that Lutnick, who had previously stated he severed ties with Epstein in 2005, had maintained sporadic contact with Epstein through 2018.

Watch President Trump respond to the reporter’s question here:

Reporter: Were you aware that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick visited Epstein Island?

President Trump: “No, I wasn’t aware of it… I actually haven’t spoken to him about it. From what I hear he was there with his wife and children… I wasn’t. I was never there.” pic.twitter.com/y0zu1Fnodi

— RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) February 12, 2026

NBC News reported on Lutnick’s confession that he visited Epstein’s Island:

Trump administration Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday admitted he and his family had lunch on the private island of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein years earlier.

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“I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation” in 2012, Lutnick said in testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

“My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies,” he said. “I had another couple with — they were there as well, with their children.”

“And we had lunch on the island, that is true, for an hour,” he said.

“And we left with all of my children, with my nannies and my wife, all together. We were on family vacation,” he said.

The secretary’s admission came as he faces bipartisan calls to resign following the release of records showing that his business and personal relationship with Epstein was more extensive than previously known.

Watch Lutnick here:

🇺🇸 Lutnick: I did have lunch with (Epstein) as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies.

And we had lunch on the island. That is true. For an hour. And we left with all of my children. pic.twitter.com/xeaSr9z9bM

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) February 10, 2026

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