Donald Trump boasted about hiring ‘so pretty’ 18-year-old despite her having no experience

An old video of Donald Trump from 2006 has gone viral again, drawing renewed attention because of comments he made about hiring a teenage girl he described as “beautiful.”

The clip comes from a Learning Annex Real Estate & Wealth Expo event, held years before Trump entered politics. In the video, a young woman in the audience introduces herself as Juliet and asks him how many private jets he owns and how she could apply to be a flight attendant. The crowd laughs. Trump responds jokingly, “I think she’s hired!”

Juliet then walks up to the stage. Trump puts his arm around her for a side hug and repeats, “You’re hired!” He then begins telling a story about a young girl who once applied to work for him as a waitress. He describes her as “17 or 18” and repeatedly calls her “beautiful,” even saying she was like a “world-class beauty.”

According to Trump in the story, his staff told him the girl had no experience. He said he interviewed her anyway. When she admitted she had no experience, he claimed he responded by asking when she could start working. The audience laughs at the punchline.

As the clip continues, Trump kisses Juliet on the cheek and jokes that she could work on his plane anytime. He then quickly adds that it would be “a death wish” for him, comparing the situation to an alcoholic being tempted by alcohol. He makes hand gestures while explaining that being around attractive women would be his “form of alcoholism.”

The clip first resurfaced publicly in 2017, not long after the release of the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape in which Trump made vulgar remarks about women. It has now gone viral again, partly because of ongoing controversy surrounding the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

The renewed attention comes as Attorney General Pam Bondi defended Trump during a House Judiciary Committee hearing about the Epstein files. Lawmakers questioned how the Department of Justice decided what information to release under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

During the hearing, Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu accused Bondi of misleading the committee when she said Trump had committed no crimes. Lieu referenced a witness statement from a former limo driver who allegedly overheard Trump speaking to Epstein on the phone in the 1990s. According to the file, the driver claimed he was disturbed enough by what he heard that he considered stopping the vehicle.

Lieu also mentioned an alleged encounter with a woman who claimed she had been assaulted by Trump and Epstein. However, it is important to note that Trump has not been charged with any crimes related to Epstein. Being mentioned in the Epstein documents does not automatically mean wrongdoing.

Trump and Epstein were known to have socialized in the 1990s and early 2000s. Trump has repeatedly said they “fell out” and that he was not aware of Epstein’s criminal behavior at the time. After the most recent release of Epstein-related documents, both the Department of Justice and the White House said the files include unproven and sensational claims.

The resurfaced 2006 video does not involve Epstein directly, but critics argue it adds to a broader pattern of comments Trump has made over the years about young women. Supporters, meanwhile, say the clip shows Trump joking with an audience at a public event and that it is being taken out of context for political reasons.

As debates continue over the Epstein files and Trump’s past remarks, old footage like this often reappears and fuels fresh online discussion.