Trump lashes out at Republicans over Jeffrey Epstein file demands

President Donald Trump connected Wednesday sharply criticized the bloc of his ain political base that is publically demanding the merchandise of the alleged Jeffrey Epstein files, calling them "weaklings" whose enactment helium does not want.

"Their caller SCAM is what we volition everlastingly telephone the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters person bought into this 'bull----,' hook, line, and sinker," Trump vented successful a Truth Social post.

Trump doubled down astatine the White House aboriginal Wednesday, erstwhile helium answered respective questions astir his administration's handling of the Epstein controversy.

Asked if helium was efficaciously disowning those supporters of his who are inactive focused connected the Epstein case, Trump replied, "I've mislaid a batch of religion successful definite people."

He besides defended Attorney General Pam Bondi, who has been astatine the halfway of the uproar since the Department of Justice said this period that it would not disclose much Epstein-related records.

"I truly deliberation that she's done precise good," Trump said of Bondi. "She says 'I gave you each the credible information,' and if she finds immoderate much credible information, she'll springiness that too. What much tin she bash than that?"

The president's swipe astatine important swath of his supporters is his latest, and angriest, effort to unit radical successful his MAGA question to halt talking astir Epstein.

The convicted enactment offender and financier, who moved successful a ellipse of very almighty figures successful politics, nine and business, was recovered to person killed himself successful situation successful 2019.

Questions astir those high-profile relationships and the circumstances of his death, which took spot portion helium was facing transgression kid enactment trafficking charges, are astatine the bosom of galore conspiracy theories.

A vocal radical of Trump supporters, which includes high-profile pundits and politicians who typically support the president, person balked astatine the administration's efforts to adjacent the publication connected Epstein.

Meanwhile, Democrats successful Congress are capitalizing connected the rift successful MAGA satellite — which Trump griped astir Wednesday.

"The Radical Left Democrats person deed wage dirt, again!" helium wrote successful the societal media post.

"Let these weaklings proceed guardant and bash the Democrats work," Trump said of his supporters who proceed to absorption connected Epstein.

"Don't adjacent deliberation astir talking of our unthinkable and unprecedented success, due to the fact that I don't privation their enactment anymore!"