Donald Trump Slams Charlamagne tha God After Epstein-MAGA Remark
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President Donald Trump bashed Charlamagne tha God as a "low IQ individual" after the radio host suggested conservative Republicans will use the storm around the so-called Epstein files to take the party back from the MAGA movement.
Charlamagne tha God, whose real name is Lenard McKelvey, made the comments during an interview with Lara Trump, the president's daughter-in-love and co-chair of the Republican National Committee, in an episode of her Fox News show.
"I think that traditional conservatives are going to take the Republican Party back," McKelvey told Lara Trump. "I think this Epstein thing is going to be a way for traditional conservatives to take their party back, I really do," The Breakfast Club cohost added.
"I think they know this is the issue that has gotten the base riled up. The MAGA base isn't letting this issue go, and for the first time, they know they can probably take the party back and not piss off the MAGA base."
Hours later in a Truth Social post, Trump called McKelvey a "sleazebag."
Charlamagne tha God appears on "My View With Lara Trump" at Fox News Studios on July 31, 2025 in New York City, and U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the...
Charlamagne tha God appears on "My View With Lara Trump" at Fox News Studios on July 31, 2025 in New York City, and U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on August 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. More
Jamie McCarthy/"(Why is he allowed to use the word "GOD" when describing himself? Can anyone imagine the uproar there would be if I used that nickname?)," the president wrote.
"He's a Low IQ individual, has no idea what words are coming out of his mouth, and knows nothing about me or what I have done."
The U.S. president has tried to get the MAGA community's attention off the figure of Jeffrey Epstein in recent weeks. Epstein, the New York financier and convicted sex offender, died in jail on August 10, 2019, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
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