Epstein files are so bad for Trump he's calling MAGA base 'weaklings.' Uh-oh. usatoday.com
We don't know what's in the Jeffrey Epstein files, but we now know it's so bad for President Donald Trump that he'll turn on his rabidly loyal MAGA base, mocking them as "stupid" and "weaklings," to keep it hidden.
As a longtime chronicler of Trump and his MAGA movement, allow me to say this: Wow. Whatever is in those Epstein files must be devastating for the president, because nurturing his base so he can continue separating them from their money has always been his primary objective, and labeling them foolish weaklings risks a schism.
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Right-wing weirdo Laura Loomer is one of the MAGA activists closest to Trump, and she told Politico this July 16: "Obviously, this is not a complete hoax given the fact that Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving 20 years in prison in Florida for her crimes and activities with Jeffrey Epstein, who we know is a convicted sexual predator. This is why I said, and I'll reiterate it again, the best thing that the president can do is appoint a special counsel to handle the Epstein files investigation."
I hate it when MAGA-mom and MAGA-dad fight. I hate it even more when I have to say this: Loomer is right.
One problem with Trump trying to brush Epstein off as a hoax is that Epstein associate Maxwell was, to quote a 2022 Justice Department press release, sentenced to "240 months in prison for her role in a scheme to sexual exploit and abuse multiple minor girls with Jeffrey Epstein over the course of a decade."
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