"The Jeffrey Epstein Hoax"

Trump tells his followers exactly what he think of them.

Today (7/16/2025), on Truth Social, Trump has finally let his base know exactly what he really thinks of them. He now mocks those who fell for “the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax”—this “SCAM”—as fools and “weaklings.” He says he “doesn’t want their support anymore.”

Trump: “My PAST supporters have bought into this ‘bullshit,’ hook, line, and sinker.”

Can it get any more humiliating for his followers?

Indeed, the ‘elite pedophile ring’ theory is the morphine drip for the MAGA base’s perpetually wounded psyche—the ego-saving idea that all these smart-mouthed, wealthy, leftist, coastal college-grads are really all child rapists. And didn’t the Epstein case prove this point? I cannot think of a single major Trump influencer who did not push the Epstein client list: Steven Bannon, Catturd, Laura Loomer, Charlie Kirk, Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, etc. Indeed, here’s Donald Trump, Jr., pushing the “Epstein list” hoax: ¹

Now, that Trump had got his 2nd term, he doesn’t really need the MAGA base anymore. So fuck’ em.

This is all so Lonesome Rhodes. In “A Face in the Crowd,” Andy Griffith plays Rhodes, a cunning, political influencer who has become wildly popular throughout middle and rural America. But in the climactic scene at the end, he gets caught on a hot mic telling his followers exactly what he thinks of them:

That’s what Trump just did on Truth Social today—except on purpose.

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1. What do I think about the “Epstein files,” Esptein’s death, etc.? Well, I will explain that in a future post.