Trump Wished Jeffrey Epstein's Ex-Girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell

During his coronavirus press briefing Tuesday, President Donald Trump wished "well" Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend, who's been charged with helping sexually exploit girls.

When a reporter asked what the president thought of Ghislaine Maxwell and the chances that she would "turn in powerful men" like Prince Andrew, especially as he has criticized Bill Clinton's behavior, Trump said he hasn't been following her case and wished her well.

"I don't know, I haven't really been following it too much, I just wish her well frankly," Trump said. The president went on to say he's met her "numerous times over the years" when he lived in Palm Beach, Florida.

"I wish her well, whatever it is," the president said. "I don't know the situation with Prince Andrew. I just don't know. I'm not aware of it."

Maxwell was arrested earlier this month and charged with helping Epstein sexually abuse girls in the 1990s. The US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York alleged that Maxwell and Epstein "exploited girls as young as 14" and that Maxwell "played a critical role in the grooming and abuse of minor victims." Maxwell, who had been in a relationship with Epstein in the mid-1990s, has denied the charges.

Tuesday's press briefing was billed as the return of the coronavirus briefings, where Trump did not speak long but said people should wear masks when necessary and that young people should avoid "packed bars and other crowded indoor gatherings."

Trump also said the government is considering lowering the extended $600 unemployment insurance benefit that is due to soon expire to 70%.

"The amount would be the same, but doing it in a little bit smaller, initial amounts, so that people are gonna want to go back to work as opposed to making so much money that they really don't have to," he said.

He also gave a grim outlook on the future of the pandemic, a rare instance for the president. "It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better. Something I don't like saying about things but that's the way it is."