With the Epstein Files and MAGA world rift dominating the news cycle, Trump took to Truth Social, writing a lengthy post tying the scandal to a multitude of past “scams and hoaxes,” pushed by the “Radical Left Democrats.”

But it’s 2025, and cable isn’t king. Trump has to manage an unwieldy collection of small right-wing websites, YouTube channels, podcasts, and solo social-media operatives. In the grand tradition of the backbiting MAGA media, every one of those outlets is

The president seems to have lost his talent for shaping the story of the day. Or did the Wall Street Journal just throw him a lifeline?

No doubt for mainstream-media readers, the Epstein rift came out of nowhere,” said a New York Times reporter. “We had not established how important this story was to a good chunk of the MAGA base.” A political reporter at a rival publication added,

United States President Donald Trump is facing growing frustration from some of his supporters after appearing to back away from earlier suggestions that he would release documents linked to disgraced financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

House Republicans who were at odds all week over the Trump administration’s handling of Jeffrey Epstein disclosures are holding their breaths to see if the tsunami of criticism from their base

President Donald Trump has been ratioed on his own social media platform Truth Social after urging supporters to move on from convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Truth Social users are usually overwhelmingly supportive of Trump, making such backlash against the U.S. president unprecedented on the platform.

Earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi promised to release Jeffrey Epstein’s client list. But when the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a memo last week stating no such list exists, Bondi changed her tune — and Trump backed her up.

CNN's Maggie Haberman said there are currently discussions being had in the Trump administration as to whether to release more files about the Jeffrey Epstein case.