Former Miss Switzerland accuses Trump of 1993 hotel rape and visa promise
Beatrice Keul, a former Miss Switzerland, testified to the House Judiciary Committee that Donald Trump raped her in a 1993 Atlantic City hotel room and later offered to secure a U.S. visa and NYU admission.
In a testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, former Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul asserted that Donald Trump raped her in a hotel room at the Plaza Hotel in Atlantic City in 1993, describing the attack as brutal and leaving her with multiple bruises and a torn dress. She said Trump later seated her on the bed and reiterated promises that his associate Paolo Zampolli would help her obtain a U.S. visa and admission to New York University, urging her to keep the incident secret.
The allegations are detailed in a House Democrats report that also links the episode to Jeffrey Epstein’s network, noting that Keul met Epstein at a pageant-related press luncheon. An unnamed former Epstein assistant is cited as confirming the financier’s pattern of inviting foreign pageant winners to Florida. The White House, via spokesperson Lauren Bis, rejected the claims as a partisan effort and asserted Trump’s exoneration regarding Epstein matters. The report does not explain why Keul’s account differs from her 2024 interview in which she described only an attempted assault.
Why it matters
The allegation revives scrutiny of Trump’s past conduct and potential links to Jeffrey Epstein, influencing political and legal discourse.
How the sides frame it
HIGH AGREEMENTBoth camps report the same accusation, but left-leaning coverage emphasizes the brutality of the alleged rape and its link to Epstein, while centrist coverage frames the testimony as part of Democrats' effort to pursue impeachment and notes the White House denial.
LEFT
Left-leaning coverage presents the allegation as a serious, brutal assault tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s network, highlighting the victim’s testimony and the House Democrats report.
CENTER
Centrist coverage treats the allegation as a political development, stressing Democrats’ collection of testimony for possible impeachment and the White House’s denial.
The left emphasises
- the alleged rape was "brutal" and left the victim with bruises and a torn dress
- the claim links Trump to Jeffrey Epstein’s network
- the testimony is part of a House Democrats report
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