The rhetoric marks a dramatic escalation for Donald Trump, who has broken with some of his most loyal backers in the past, but never with such fervor.


US President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters, accusing them of being duped by Democrats, as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration’s handling of much-hyped records in the sex trafficking investigation, which Trump now calls a “Hoax.”

“Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this “bull–,” hook, line, and sinker,” Trump wrote Wednesday on his Truth Social site, using an expletive in his post. “They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years.”

“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,” he went on. […]

  • Almonds@mander.xyz
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    5 days ago

    Someone explain the math to me, what is the “lunatic left con” that started 8 years ago?

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      2005: Epstein investigation begins over prostitution of 14 year old girl

      2006: Epstein indicted

      2008: Epstein let off on a plea deal

      2019: Epstein arrested again, this time related to trafficking in minors, as part of a larger investigation

      2019: Epstein dies in jail, Democrats call it suicide, Republicans blame Democrats for his death

      2021: Ghislaine Maxwell convicted

      2025: DoJ announces investigation into potential coverup, vows to unearth “client list” and vows to make the entire investigation transparent and release all details

      2025: Trump announces there’s no client list and the investigation should be forgotten

      I’ll let the reader fill in the dates for who was in power when, and who was calling for further investigation vs. Who was saying we should move on, when.

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        I would add, to the first 2025 entry, that Bondi said there was a list, and it was on her desk for review in February.

        I kind of enjoy the times that Maga realizes they’re being lied to.

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      That Trump is a bad person. It started with “Russia, Russia, Russia,” then criticism of his Perfect Phone Call with Zelensky, the Stolen Election, all the Fake Trials, and now Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. All lies meant to tarnish the world’s Favorite President.

      /s