Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday afternoon – a day after President Trump said he will look “very closely” at Acosta’s handling of a sex trafficking case involving billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein.

A Labor Department spokesman told The Post that the presser is tentatively scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

The rep billed the appearance as a “general press conference,” without elaborating and answering questions about Epstein.

Acosta is not expected to resign, an administration official told CNN, but he will further explain the circumstances surrounding the Epstein case.

Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, also told reporters at the White House that Acosta “will probably be sharing more information with you all.”

“And as you heard Alex say yesterday, we welcome the fact that there’s additional evidence that can be prosecuted, the crimes and atrocities, and certainly should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law,” he added, according to CNN.

Rep. Katherine Clark, vice chair of the House Democratic Caucus, told reporters Wednesday that “there’s two words we need to hear from him: ‘I resign.'”

The embattled labor secretary was a federal prosecutor in South Florida when he was involved in a 2008 sweetheart plea deal that allowed Epstein to avoid prosecution on federal charges of molesting teenage girls.

He pleaded guilty to state charges, spent 13 months behind bars and registered as a sex offender.

Acosta’s role in the Epstein case came under renewed scrutiny after federal prosecutors in New York filed similar charges Monday against Epstein, who pleaded not guilty to the new sex trafficking charges.

Some members of Congress and Democratic presidential candidates are calling on Acosta to resign.

The president said he feels “very badly” for Acosta because he’s been a “very good” secretary.

“I met Secretary Acosta the first time I know when I made the deal to bring him into the administration. I can tell you that for two and a half years he’s been just an excellent secretary of labor,” Trump said Tuesday.

“He’s done a fantastic job,” the president adding, crediting Acosta with helping boost the economy.

On Tuesday, Trump also distanced himself from Epstein, saying he was “not a fan” and that the former pals had a “falling out” years ago.