Donald Trump again expressed his irritation over a split in his MAGA base over his administration’s contention that there’s no there there when it comes to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump wrote that the Epstein story has been orchestrated by Democrats. But figures in his administration, like FBI Director Kash Patel, Vice President JD Vance and Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino had pushed conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein before taking their administration posts.
Trump wrote on Truth Social, “The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steele Dossier, the lying 51 ‘Intelligence’ Agents, the Laptop from Hell, which the Dems swore had come from Russia (No, it came from Hunter Biden’s bathroom!), and even the Russia, Russia, Russia Scam itself, a totally fake and made up story used in order to hide Crooked Hillary Clinton’s big loss in the 2016 Presidential Election, these Scams and Hoaxes are all the Democrats are good at – It’s all they have – They are no good at governing, no good at policy, and no good at picking winning candidates. Also, unlike Republicans, they stick together like glue.
“Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this ‘bullshit,’ hook, line, and sinker. They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years. I have had more success in 6 months than perhaps any President in our Country’s history, and all these people want to talk about, with strong prodding by the Fake News and the success starved Dems, is the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax. Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don’t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore! Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Trump has been trying to tamp down the Epstein talk since there has been a backlash among some of his most prominent allies over how the administration has handled the investigation. In February, Attorney General Pam Bondi was asked on Fox news about a supposed Epstein client list. “It’s sitting on my desk right now to review,” Bondi said then. Last week, Bondi said that she meant that she had the Esptein file to review, while the Justice Department has said that there was no evidence that there was a client list.
Patel wrote on X on Saturday, “The conspiracy theories just aren’t true, never have been. It’s an honor to serve the President of the United States @realDonaldTrump — and I’ll continue to do so for as long as he calls on me.”
On podcaster Benny Johnson’s show in 2023, Patel suggested that the FBI was withholding the client list because it contained the names of prominent figures. “Put on your big boy pants and let us know who the pedophiles are,” Patel shouted at congressional Republicans.
Figures like Megyn Kelly, who backed Trump last year, have continued to call on greater transparency from the administration. Joe Rogan, who also supported Trump, has mocked the administration’s response.
