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The MAGA backlash over Epstein isn’t dying down

Tina Nguyen

created: July 15, 2025, 3:54 p.m. | updated: July 15, 2025, 5:49 p.m.

What else has she lied to us about?”The like-to-comment ratio shows how thoroughly the Epstein files have jeopardized the MAGA base’s relationship with Trump. But the backlash to the Epstein files is unusually fierce and may not be extinguished as easily, if at all. The source of the conflagration: the world of MAGA influencers, whose audiences implicitly trust them to carry out the “America First” agenda. But now they won’t stop talking about how angry they are about the flimsiness of the Epstein files, which means their followers won’t let go of it either. The Epstein files have scrambled MAGA influencers, who now have to decide what is more important to them: access and loyalty to Trump or maintaining their brandIt’s no wonder why the Epstein files have scrambled MAGA influencers, who now have to decide what is more important to them: access and loyalty to Trump or maintaining their brand.

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