The Epstein Conspiracy Is Finally Giving MAGA and Democrats Common Ground
'I don't understand why the Jeffrey Epstein case would be of interest to anybody. It's pretty boring stuff. It's sordid, but it's boring,' Trump said Tuesday. 'And I don't understand why it keeps going, I think, well, really only pretty bad people, including fake news, want to keep something like that going.' He kept it up on Wednesday, asserting on his Truth Social platform that the Democrats' 'new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullsh*t' hook, line, and sinker.'
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