Trump flounders in the Epstein test

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Loyalty of worship is blind so that it is not. It seems that the populist truth, Donald Trump, appears to be on hand. Whether “Epstein files” are present or not. Trump and his prominent followers have encouraged madness about covering up materials related to the Created Circle in the field of late convicted sexual abuse. Now they say they have nothing to show. “We will bring justice to see children!” It was replaced by: “Move, nothing to see it.” On this occasion, however – for the first time in a dangerous way – Maga worship does not obey orders.

In fact, it seems worse for Trump. For years he insisted that there is a deep state conspiracy that he could only disclose. Many of his prominent supporters, especially Cash Patel, who now heads the FBI, and the public lawyer, Pam Bondi, presented Epstein’s files as a specific example of corruption in the foundation. Now they say it is fake news. But Trump tampered with turn. At the end of last week, he claimed that Epstein’s files were present after all but were prepared by presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden – as well as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other familiar suspects.

Then he appealed to his base to focus on something else. It is not only Trump’s world who faces a problem with keeping up with. “One year ago, our country had died, and now it is a” heat “country anywhere in the world. Let’s keep it in this way, and do not waste time and energy on Jeffrey Epstein, a person who no one cares about,” published in the social fact. To be clear, millions of Americans of all tendencies are interested in the case of Epstein. You don’t need to be a conspiracy view to find something suspicious about Trump’s special pleading.

Trump himself had previously admitted that he was a 15 -year -old friend of Ebstein who is crawling to Maga’s awareness. The president has since claimed that he was “not a fan” and “fell with him for a long time.” Blame Bondi and Patty to this last alleged cover -up, which some influencers in Maga are doing, is distraction. Patel and Bondi are the blind loyalists in this equation. Citing that sovereignty is betrayed by his footnote, it is old. “If the Caesar/Stalin/Hitler only knows what to do, he will be good,” they will scream. But making sacrifices from Bondi or Patel will not save him. It can only work if their alternatives reveal new evidence.

How will Trump get out of this? It was the only time that he clashed with his base over Covid vaccines. Although he headed the “Warging of speed”, which could have been said to be the greatest achievement in the first -term, he dropped this luxury when the gathering pioneers began to formulate it in 2021. If he could not overcome the mob, he will join them, even if that means credit. Bias with the crowd is not an option that Trump seems ready to take it with Epstein’s files.

When he nominated the president for the first time, Trump claimed that his base was so sincere that he could shoot someone on New York Fif Street and they will continue to vote for him. This may still be true. But sexual assault plays a major role in the theories of Maga state plot. Most of their legends are only – the most prominent of which is the episode of the guilty Ping Pong Pizza.

What distinguishes the story of Epstein is that she is derived from an issue legally proven. I have no idea whether the FBI has evidence of Epsin documents that may harm Trump, or other big names. The Social Circle of Ibstein included other billionaires, a former American president, a former ruler, a former Senate member, a former bank president and a member of the British royal family. His world did not know any partisan borders. What they were shared was the convergence of the donor billionaire who gave the vibrant parties.

The leading Maga and increasing number of democratic lawmakers now calls for an investigation into the alleged cover -up of Epsin. Who knows where this can do unlikely to cry? Trump can defuse the problem by agreeing to appoint a special advisor. Dozens of powerful men can badly start from this investigation. If Trump Stonnol is this request, then doubt that he hides something will grow.

While the Maga scientist shows signs of wider discontent – especially on Trump’s enthusiasm to arm Ukraine, and an exception in his deportation of illegal immigrants working in agriculture – the president takes a gamble that will disappear Epstein.

It may be a bit late for Trump to get to know the Chinese proverb: if you installed the tiger, it is difficult to get off.

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