Vice President JD Vance has denied hosting a strategy dinner to discuss the Epstein crisis as Donald Trump dismissed the ongoing scandal as “bulls--t.”

Hours after reports emerged that Vance was expected to meet on Wednesday night with top Trump officials to coordinate a plan to deal with the ongoing firestorm over sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, the vice president rebuked the story as “fake news.”

The denial came during an Oval Office event with Apple chief executive Tim Cook, where Trump touted billions of dollars of new investment from the tech company.

Asked by a reporter if the meeting was taking place, Trump replied: “I don’t know.

“I could ask you that question,” he said, looking at Vance, who also happened to be in the room.

“It’s completely fake news,” Vance said. “We’re no

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