President Donald Trump complained about the press's interest in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case controversy as he took questions in Scotland on Friday.
"I'm not focused on conspiracy theories that you are. I mean, I watch you people," Trump said. "It's, it's so sad. You ought to talk about the success of our country instead of this nonsense that you talk about over and over again."
The president was swiftly buried in mockery by commenters on social media, given that Trump has spent decades on the national stage cooking up conspiracy theories from the President Obama birth certificate fabrication to Haitian migrants eating dogs and cats in Ohio — and that indeed, the Epstein issue only came up because he promised his own base he would release new files on the issue.
"There is just something so utterly perfect about *Donald Trump* of all people lecturing the media about chasing conspiracy theories while he’s focused on serious substantive business," wrote MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes on X.
"Donald Trump, a man who is famously focused on the topic at hand," wrote Huffington Post senior political editor Kevin Robillard.
"Never talk about conspiracy theories except when it’s about Biden, Obama or Clinton," wrote investor Michael Davies.
"Trump announced a fake deal with Japan while hiding the real Epstein files!" wrote former American Bridge executive Eddie Dale.
"BREAKING: In an unbelievable moment, Trump — the man who started his political career with a conspiracy theory about President Obama's birth certificate, says 'I’m not focused on conspiracy theories,'" wrote the PAC Really American. "Release the Epstein files, Donald."