Vice President JD Vance publicly broke ranks with Donald Trump on Friday, distancing himself from the president's unequivocal denial of a report that he once wrote a 'bawdy' birthday letter to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Vance had initially slammed the Wall Street Journal's article as 'complete and utter bulls***,' but he has since admitted in a sharply worded tweet that he has 'no idea' whether the letter exists.
Vance's back peddle was seen as suspicious by many - and his stance contradicts the president's repeated claims that the letter is entirely made up and does not exist.
The vice president said: 'I have no idea if the book exists - WSJ won't show it to us. I have no idea if the letter exists - WSJ won't show it to us.'
His remarks came after MSNBC host Chris Hayes pressed him on social media for clarity, asking if Vance was claiming the entire book of birthday letters to Epstein was fake, or just the contribution attributed to Trump.
