MAGA, Trump and the Epstein
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Jimmy Fallon had some fun Wednesday thanks to the ongoing intra-MAGA feud over Jeffrey Epstein, particularly the twist that Donald Trump is now angrily complaining about his own supporters over the matter. And among his jokes, Fallon imagined Trump turning on another of his well-known favorites: McDonald’s.
The FBI and DOJ said they do not plan to make future public disclosures related to their review of Epstein's case, stoking outrage among Trump's most vocal supporters.
MAGA-friendly TV channel Newsmax is throwing shade at Fox News for tiptoeing around the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Anchor Rob Schmitt suggested that Fox News hosts are “terrified” to cover MAGA’s uproar over the Trump administration’s decision not to release any more information on the late convicted sex offender.
MSNBC’s Antonia Hylton is joined by Fordham University’s Christina Greer and The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson to break down the ongoing fallout from the Epstein files and how it’s roiling the Trump administration and MAGA world.
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 president disavowed longtime backers who are furious over the administration's conclusion that the accused sex trafficker died by suicide in jail and did not possess a secret list of clients.
Donald Trump attacks MAGA supporters as ‘weaklings’ over Epstein file demands, sparking conservative revolt as Democrats push for full document release.
It’s easy to underestimate the power of online conspiracy theories and the emotions they can conjure — and it seems Trump himself might be doing so now.
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk issued a new message to Trump about Epstein, days after he said he was "done" talking about it.