Epstein Files. The MAGA movement is simmering. “We should destroy you”

Ashley Davis18/02/2026

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However, the opposite happened. Not only public opinion, but above all Trump's most loyal supporters are poring over the files — and they are deeply angry. Department of Justice for he had obscured many names potential accomplices and people with knowledge about the case and is reluctant to reveal them.

Many people saw Attorney General Pam Bondi's appearance last week before the House Judiciary Committee as symbolic lack of willingness of the administration to explain the scandal. Bondi had a thick binder under her arm. Her employees filled it with information about the politicians questioning her so that Bondi could launch an effective counterattack during the interrogation.

She called Democratic congressman Jerry Nadler a “loser lawyer” and attributed Republican Thomas Massie to “Trump derangement syndrome.” The prosecutor had a clever strategy. She answered questions about the obfuscation of the names of potential accomplices and people with knowledge of sexual crimes attacks on officials and sudden changes of topic. – Dow Index [jeden z najważniejszych indeksów akcji spółek notowanych na New York Stock Exchange] is 50 thousand points why no one talks about it – she shouted.

“Why do you protect the perpetrators?”

This is the moment that has been circulating on the internet for several days now, sparking anger among MAGA supporters [ruch Make America Great Again, Uczyńmy Amerykę znów wielką]. The administration's behavior in the Epstein case raises dissatisfaction, especially among right-wing podcasters who have long been Trump supporters and have a significant influence on young men. — If you obscure the names of people who are not victims — what are you doing? Why do you protect perpetrators? Joe Rogan asked.

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His podcast, with approximately 11 million listeners, is one of the most popular in the world. Rogan himself conducted a high-profile interview with Trump before the election and then expressed his support for his candidacy. — The government looks bad says Rogan now.

Shawn Ryan, who also called for voting for Trump after the interview, is also breaking with the president. “I have news for you,” he responded to Trump's call to move on to other topics.

We elected you and told you what we wanted before your ass got in the White House. And you don't meet our expectations. It's pathetic.

But it's not just mainstream podcasters who are harshly critical of Trump. This is also done by those who are known only in the MAGA world. For example, self-proclaimed comedian Tim Dillon, who had often spoken positively about the president, accused FBI Director Kash Patel of lying and made a controversial claim: “the names marked in black are pedophiles protected by the US government”.

Covered up scandals

The suspicion of a cover-up is no longer a marginal phenomenon among Trump supporters. Conservative activist Candace Owens, who has 6 million followers on YouTube, spoke on her show about how Pam Bondi first announced that she had Epstein's “client list” and promised to publish it soon — which she never did. Owens also talked about how Republicans initially tried to block the bill requiring disclosure of all documents, how Trump was unable to stop it and how he was ultimately forced to sign it. And as Patel testified before Congress that he knew of no evidence that Epstein procured minors for third parties. Public documents suggest otherwise.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, February 11, 2026Win McNamee / AFP

Trump's Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, is also particularly outraged among voters. In a January podcast, he claimed that he cut off contact with Epstein in 2005 after he told him about “the right kind of massages.” A few weeks later, after the publication of new documents, it turned out to be Lutnick was still in contact with Epstein in 2011.and even spent holidays with his family on his island.

According to a survey conducted by CNN only 55 percent Trump voters believe the president is doing well in the Epstein case. For comparison: on other topics, such as immigration or the economy, voter support for their own president is at least 80 percent. and more.

The president's people are under pressure

For Trump, such results are a huge problem. They are an expression widespread dissatisfaction among his main supporters. It was the first time that disappointment had reached such a scale. On the far right of the electorate, it even leads to departures.

For example, neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes, whose videos on the right-wing video platform Rumble have hundreds of thousands of views, said he hopes Democrats win the November congressional elections to establish an investigative commission. “You promised so much and did so little,” he told Republicans last week. — I tell people to stay home during the elections. We should destroy you.

Whether MAGA supporters heed these calls will be seen on May 19. On this day, the Republican primary elections in Kentucky's 4th district will be held. He is represented by Congressman Thomas Massie, who has become Trump's harshest critic in the party.

He initiated it with Democrat Ro Khanna Act on the disclosure of Epstein files and has been successfully putting pressure on the government ever since. The Justice Department had to release the names of the six men, which were originally blacked out, after Massie, after reviewing the unblurred records, announced publicly that they were not victims. Meanwhile, the Republican has become a hero to all who are demanding full disclosure of the records. He will face Ed Gallrein in the primary. The farmer and former soldier of the elite armed forces has Trump's full support.

Ashley Davis18/02/2026

0 63 4 minutes read