Dems use Trump-Epstein letter to target five vulnerable House Republicans

The Democratic National Committee launched a new ad campaign that prominently features a letter that President Donald Trump allegedly sent to convicted child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, a campaign that Democrats hope will help unseat five House Republicans in vulnerable districts.

“We have certain things in common, Jeffrey,” Trump allegedly wrote in the letter, the quote featured prominently on the campaign ad in large font, and in front of a photo of Trump and Epstein together.

Trump has faced renewed scrutiny this week after a House committee released a copy of a bawdy letter Trump allegedly sent the disgraced financier in 2003 for his 50th birthday. In the letter, Trump allegedly wrote to Epstein: “may every day be another wonderful secret,” written atop a crudely-drawn picture of a naked woman’s torso.

According to Politico, the new ad – which will be sent to tour Washington, D.C. Wednesday as a mobile billboard – is targeting five vulnerable House Republicans: Reps. Anna Luna (R-FL), Mike Lawler (R-NY), David Valadao (R-CA) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA).

The lawmakers have all been labeled as vulnerable by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, leaving Democratic leaders hopeful that Trump’s past ties with Epstein could be enough to dampen enthusiasm among GOP voters. Luna narrowly held onto her seat in 2024 with just 55% of the vote; and Miller-Meeks won in 2024 by a margin of less than 1%.

Republican lawmakers have struggled to defend Trump on his past ties with Epstein, with new revelations of the two’s relationship continuing to drop regularly as Democratic lawmakers – and some dissenting Republicans – continue their push to disclose more files on Epstein currently held by the Justice Department.

Some attempts to defend Trump have landed with a dud, such as House Speaker Mike Johnson’s assertion that Trump was an “FBI informant” tasked with taking down Epstein, a claim he quickly walked back when pressed on.