‘Not an easy evening’: Trump as Wall Street Journal wins award for Epstein report

NewsWorld'Not an easy evening': Trump as Wall Street Journal wins award for Epstein report Trump has repeatedly denied writing the letter or that the signature on it is his, and insists he cut ties with Epstein years before the financier who died by suicide in a New York jail cell. 3 min readJul 25, 2026 12:05 PM IST First published on: Jul 25, 2026 at 12:05 PM IST President Donald Trump and Weijia Jiang watch as Oz Pearlman performs at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC. (Photo: AP) US President Donald Trump found himself in an awkward spot at Friday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, watching on as Wall Street Journal reporters picked up awards for the very story that led him to file a $10 billion defamation lawsuit last