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Trump lashed out at his MAGA base on Wednesday over their meltdown to the Justice Department’s memo that concluded that Epstein had no “client list” of high-profile public figures involved in the scandal. He said in his Truth Social post that he no longer wanted the support of those who cared about the case.
The rhetoric marks a dramatic escalation for the Republican president, who has broken with some of his most loyal backers on issues 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.
Reuters/Ipsos poll shows 69 per cent Americans believe Trump administration keeping secrets about accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein
Trump and his officials have faced intense backlash from MAGA loyalists and far-right conspiracy theorists over their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case. Trump has lashed out at his own voters, telling them on Wednesday that he does not want their support if they continue to be obsessed with the Epstein case.
"For the past few days, supporters of Donald Trump have had their spears trained on one another in the aftermath of the Trump administration's conclusion 'that there is no there there' on the so-called Jeffrey Epstein client list.
On this morning’s Playbook Podcast, Adam Wren and Dasha Burns talk about President Donald Trump’s frustrations over the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein saga, how seriously to take the special counsel rumors and what Dasha learned about Don Jr.