People point out similarity between Ivanka Trump’s new ‘private island’ and Epstein Island

Ivanka Trump’s revelation about transforming Albania’s Sazan Island into a vast luxury destination has rapidly become a major lightning rod for widespread suspicion and intense public anger. Her public promise to “preserve natural beauty” collides fiercely with deep-seated local fears of creating yet another elite, gated playground permanently sealed off from ordinary citizens, all while threatening a fragile ecosystem that is already under immense environmental pressure. Flamingos, seals, and sea turtles have suddenly become powerful, living symbols in a growing regional fight over who the Mediterranean coastline is really for: everyday wildlife and local populations, or ultra-wealthy billionaires and their exclusive guests.