“It was a Democrat hoax”: Martina Navratilova hits back as Mike Johnson links Donald Trump to undercover FBI role in Epstein scandal

Martina Navratilova, the 67-year-old tennis legend, has spoken out again about United States President Donald Trump’s link to Jeffrey Epstein. On Friday, September 5, 2025, her reaction came after House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed in Washington, D.C.,

that Trump once worked as an FBI informant in the Epstein case. Johnson told reporters that Trump helped expose Epstein’s sex trafficking ring but later dismissed the reports as a “Democrat hoax.

” Navratilova quickly weighed in on social media, mocking the claim with a blunt response.

Martina Navratilova replies to Mike Johnson after Donald Trump informant claim

House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters in Washington on Friday that President Donald Trump was secretly helping the FBI against Jeffrey Epstein.

Johnson said Trump banned Epstein from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida when he first heard of the allegations. He added that Trump was moved by sympathy for women who suffered abuse.“He was an FBI informant trying to take this down,” Johnson said. “The president knows and has great sympathy for the women who suffered these unspeakable harms. It is detestable to him. We spoke about this as recently as 24 hours ago.”A few hours later, commentator Marlene Robertson, who calls herself a secular humanist, mocked Johnson’s claim online.

She wrote, “So Mikey claims Trump was working undercover for the FBI to bring down Jeffrey Epstein only to find out it was a Democrat hoax.”

Martina Navratilova reacted on X (formerly Twitter) to Robertson’s post. Her reply was short but sharp: “lol. And true. #hoax.”

Martina Navratilova’s past comments on Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein

This was not the first time Martina Navratilova spoke against Donald Trump over Epstein. In past years, she has accused Trump of hiding Epstein-related files.

She wrote online that Trump would have released the records if they did not expose him.“If Trump didn’t show in the Epstein files in a really bad way, he would have released them long ago, no matter who else goes down,” Navratilova once posted. “He only cares about himself. Because of what he has done, we won’t see them if Trump can help it.”Also Read: “I was petrified of you”: Chris Evert shocks US Open crowd with surprising words for Cliff Drysdale after 46 years at ESPNDonald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein first met in the late 1980s. Both men moved in the same social circles in New York and Florida.

Photos from the 1990s show them together at parties. Their friendship ended in 2004 after a property dispute.Now, in 2025, Trump’s ties to Epstein remain a hot political issue. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s words added new fuel to the fire. Martina Navratilova’s reaction shows how even sports icons continue to follow and challenge the ongoing debate about Trump and Epstein.