Cleo Glyde, a former model who socialized in the same circles as Jeffrey Epstein in the 1980s and 1990s, recalled that Epstein dressed her and a friend "like a nurse" before taking them to meet Donald Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan.
Glyde told The Daily Beast podcast that Epstein put the two women in white wrapover dresses and suggested they go to Trump’s residence so they would "both look like nurses." She said the three left Epstein’s East 71st Street apartment and walked a little more than 20 blocks to Trump Tower in Midtown.
Describing the visit, Glyde said Trump "smiled and laughed," offered her a drink and otherwise was "gracious." She said she did not at the time feel uncomfortable and that there was "nothing seedy or sexual or weird apart from the aspect of us being trophies on display." She characterized the experience, in retrospect, as "mortifying."
Glyde recounted the episode as part of a broader conversation about her experiences in social circles that included Epstein. The meeting she described occurred years before Epstein was convicted on sex-related charges and later died in custody; Epstein has been widely described in media accounts as a disgraced financier whose connections to powerful figures drew scrutiny.
The account adds to a series of recollections by people who said they encountered Epstein and other prominent figures in social settings in New York and elsewhere during the 1980s and 1990s. Glyde’s comments to The Daily Beast are personal recollections and describe her impressions of the encounter rather than legal findings.
Glyde’s description did not include claims of criminal conduct linked to the Trump meeting itself. She emphasized that the aspect that struck her most was feeling displayed by Epstein and later looking back on the episode with discomfort.
The meeting between the model, Epstein and Trump is one of several such anecdotes that have surfaced over the years as attention has focused on Epstein’s relationships with wealthy and influential people. Glyde’s remarks were presented on the podcast without immediate public response from Trump or representatives associated with him.
Her account underscores how people who later faced serious allegations had moved in overlapping social circles decades ago, a pattern that has been documented in reporting about Epstein and some of his acquaintances. Journalistic reporting on those networks has relied on a mix of contemporaneous records, court proceedings and interviews with people who say they met or knew Epstein and others in those circles.