Jeffrey Epstein did not introduce Donald and Melania Trump, the president said, after the first lady threatened to sue Hunter Biden for $1bn for making the claim.

A n emerging rift between Melania Trump and Hunter Biden escalated Thursday when the son of former President Joe Biden issued an expletive-laden response to the first lady's demand that he apologize for an allegation he made about her alleged prior ties to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Hunter Biden dismissed a $1 billion defamation threat over comments he made about first lady Melania Trump 's connections to Jeffrey Epstein and declined to apologize as her lawyers had demanded.