Jeffrey Epstein, Trump and sex trafficking
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The rhetoric marks a dramatic escalation for the Republican president, who has broken with some of his most loyal backers in the past, but never with such fervor.
President Donald Trump is accusing some of his onetime supporters of being “weaklings” who are falling prey to Democratic “bullshit” about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — concluding that he no longer wants their support.
In a mind-bending Truth Social post, Trump cast anyone still interested in the Epstein scandal — which he promoted — out of the MAGA movement.
Trump lashed out at conservative backers who have raised questions about his administration's handling of the Epstein case, slamming them in a July 16 social media post and again during an Oval Office event for furthering what he described as the "Jeffrey Epstein hoax."
Right-wing activist Laura Loomer warned that President Donald Trump’s handling of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein threatens to “consume his presidency” in an interview on Wednesday, a dramatic rebuke from a presidential confidante that illustrates the growing rupture in the MAGA coalition.
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BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Speaker Mike Johnson says he supports Ghislaine Maxwell testifying to Congress and demands the DOJ release everything they have on Epstein: "I’m for transparency. We should put everything out there and let the people decide. Pam Bondi needs to come forward… pic.twitter.com/diB5cDQmAk
President Trump expressed bewilderment at interest in the Jeffrey Epstein case as MAGA voices press for the full release of more files.
The post comes after Trump said on Tuesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi should release “whatever she thinks is credible” on Epstein. When asked by a reporter, Bondi said that “Our memo speaks for itself, and we’ll get back to you on anything else. I haven’t seen all of his statements.”