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President Trump can’t make the Epstein story go away—because at its core, it’s about revenge. And no one understands that narrative better than him.
He was the ultimate victim, shielding his base from them — the the deep-state, the corrupt elite. But now he’s one of them. And with the pitchforks pointed directly at him, he’s essentially telling his base: Back away. Nothing to see here.
It’s not going to work.
That line worked when he aimed it at boldfaced Democrats like the Clintons. He never thought he’d be forced to answer for his own 15-year friendship with Jeffrey Epstein—a relationship that spanned the height of Epstein’s trafficking operation and ended, not over morality, but a $41 million real estate dispute.
After years of reporting on this—interviewing victims, lawyers, law enforcement—it’s clear: this is political quicksand for everyone. Democrats and Republicans. But MAGA doesn’t care. The only thing that unites them is hatred for The Man.
This isn’t just about sex. It’s about class warfare.
MAGA was promised justice—and for once, that’s something most Americans can agree on. And they want it for one of the most grotesque acts: the rich and powerful exploiting poor children and getting away with it.
In Washington, they see a political storm. Everyone else sees it for what it is: impunity.
MAGA wants blood. They don’t care whose. There’s no walking this back.
As I told
on , the Department of Justice needs to stand up a case against one of these John Does. The government can’t just shrug this off. Not this time.Trump’s rise was built on resentment—his own and his base’s. He wore his indictments like merit badges, portraying himself as the only man standing between his supporters and a rigged system, two-tiered justice system. But last week made it painfully clear: Trump isn’t the outsider. He’s one of the protected.
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What happened inside Trumpworld as the Epstein fallout reached their doorstep, and why even MAGA insiders are starting to panic.
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