Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly has expressed her surprise at Melania Trump's public statement addressing her alleged links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Kelly questioned the timing and implications of the statement on her show, asking 'Why did she do this?'
Melania issued a rare and strongly worded statement rejecting claims of any relationship with Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Kelly said she was 'dumbfounded' by the decision to revive discussion around Epstein, noting that the issue had not been dominating headlines recently.
She suggested the statement could be a response to resurfacing archival material or a strategic move to distract the citizens from the US-Iran war.
Melania's statement dismissed allegations linking her to Epstein as 'false' and 'politically motivated', and called for attention to the victims of Epstein's abuse.
