{"id":2462512,"date":"2025-07-16T14:18:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-republicans-who-have-fallen-for-epstein-hoax-stupid-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T18:18:43","slug":"trump-calls-republicans-who-have-fallen-for-epstein-hoax-stupid-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-republicans-who-have-fallen-for-epstein-hoax-stupid-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls Republicans who have fallen for Epstein &#8216;hoax&#8217; &#8216;stupid&#8217; &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-calls-republicans-who-have-fallen-for-epstein-hoax-stupid-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2462512&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses President Donald Trump&#8217;s sharp criticism of some Republicans within his MAGA base who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-poorest-students-dont-need-newsoms-300-million-plan-but-transparency-legislative-analyst\/\" title=\"California\u2019s Poorest Students Don\u2019t Need Newsom\u2019s 0 Million Plan, but Transparency: Legislative Analyst\">demanded greater transparency<\/a> regarding the government&#8217;s files on the Jeffrey Epstein investigations. Trump called thes Republicans &#8220;stupid&#8221; for falling for what he described as a Democratic &#8220;hoax&#8221; fueling ongoing scrutiny of the Epstein case.He defended Attorney General Pam Bondi, who had promised but ultimately could not produce a list of Epstein&#8217;s alleged clients, which the FBI later stated did not exist. Trump accused Democrats of running a four-year campaign to discredit him through the Epstein matter, suggesting some Republicans have been unwittingly helping the opposition. Meanwhile, figures like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and conservative activist Laura Loomer continue to push for full disclosure of the Epstein files, with Loomer advocating for a special counsel to investigate. Democrats have seized on divisions within the MAGA movement, calling for congressional hearings and legislation to compel release of the files. Trump&#8217;s rhetoric has grown increasingly hostile toward his critics, labeling them &#8220;bad people&#8221; and distancing himself from former supporters demanding more information on Epstein.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump calls Republicans who have fallen for Epstein &lsquo;hoax&rsquo; &lsquo;stupid&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2175402\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> escalated his attacks against members of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MAGA<\/a> base who are imploring his administration to be more transparent regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jeffrey<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Epstein<\/a> files.<\/p>\n<p>Trump described Republicans criticizing him and Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pam-bondi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pam Bondi<\/a> for overpromising and underdelivering on the federal government&rsquo;s files on the Epstein investigations as &ldquo;stupid.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3472745\/joe-concha-epstein-list-weaponized-trump\/\">Joe Concha posits Epstein list &lsquo;would have been weaponized by now&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3472974\/watch-vance-speaks-pennsylvania-tout-passage-big-beautiful-bill\/\">WATCH LIVE: Vance speaks in Pennsylvania to tout passage of &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3472951\/watch-live-trump-participates-in-bilateral-meeting-with-bahrain-crown-prince-prime-minister\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump participates in bilateral meeting with Bahraini crown prince<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It is a hoax started by Democrats and it&rsquo;s been run by the Democrats for four years,&rdquo; Trump told reporters on Wednesday at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a>. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s all been a big hoax. It&rsquo;s perpetrated by Democrats. Some stupid Republicans and foolish Republicans fall into the net, and so they try and do the Democrats&rsquo; work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The first federal criminal investigation into Epstein, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >late convicted sex offender financier<\/a>, started in 2005 under former President George W. Bush, with Trump&rsquo;s former labor secretary, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexander-acosta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alexander Acosta, <\/a>as the lead prosecutor when he was the U.S. attorney for Miami in Florida. The second started in 2019 under Trump, though there were other civil cases against him between 2008 and 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Trump again stood by Bondi, who told Fox News that Epstein&rsquo;s alleged client list was &ldquo;on her desk&rdquo; in February before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FBI<\/a> announced last week in a memo that no such list existed.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Bondi already gave &ldquo;credible information&rdquo; on Epstein. &ldquo;What more can she do?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments come as the likes of Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> (R-GA) have publicly supported a House Democratic push to compel Bondi to release the entirety of the Epstein files as MAGA proponents, including conservative provocateur Laura Loomer, come under pressure from the administration to stop talking about the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Obviously, this is not a complete hoax given the fact that Ghislaine Maxwell is currently serving 20 years in prison in Florida for her crimes and activities with Jeffrey Epstein, who we know is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-megadonors-son-launches-senate-campaign\/\" title=\"Dem Megadonor\u2019s Son Launches Senate Campaign\">convicted sexual predator<\/a>,&rdquo; Loomer told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/16\/trump-epstein-maga-anger-00456207\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Politico<\/a> <\/em>of Epstein&rsquo;s accomplice, Maxwell. &ldquo;This is why I said, and I&rsquo;ll reiterate it again, the best thing that the president can do is appoint a special counsel to handle the Epstein files investigation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump has been ramping up his rhetoric against his critics over Epstein, calling those demanding more information about him &ldquo;bad people&rdquo; on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Then the president took to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>, Truth Social, earlier Wednesday to refer to them as his &ldquo;PAST supporters&rdquo; and the Epstein case as &ldquo;bulls***.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don&rsquo;t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don&rsquo;t want their support anymore,&rdquo; he wrote. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">( <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> &ndash; Truth Social Post )<br \/>( Donald J. Trump &ndash; Jul 16, 2025, 9:43 AM ET )<\/p>\n<p>The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steele Dossier, the lying 51 &ldquo;Intelligence&rdquo; Agents, the Laptop from Hell, which the Dems&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KUR7C5YAvC\">pic.twitter.com\/KUR7C5YAvC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump &#127482;&#127480; TRUTH POSTS (@TruthTrumpPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TruthTrumpPosts\/status\/1945491261793665233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly defended Bondi from criticism related to Epstein, even from her own Deputy FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dan-bongino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dan Bongino<\/a>, who last week considered resigning over his agreement with his agency&rsquo;s findings. Bongino and his superior, FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kash-patel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Kash Patel<\/a>, had themselves encouraged more transparency with respect to Epstein when they were MAGA media personalities and before they became part of the president&rsquo;s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have sought to leverage the MAGA schism, proposing not only legislation but congressional hearings as well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I rise today to demand that Donald Trump and our attorney general come clean to the American people and release the Epstein files,&rdquo; House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia said on the floor Wednesday. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s obvious that somebody is lying and someone is trying to hide something.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2175402\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2175402\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump labels Republicans who believe Epstein &#8216;hoax&#8217; as &#8216;stupid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2462513,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/donald-trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[59232,3756,3634],"class_list":["post-2462512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-epstein-hoax","tag-republicans","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/donald-trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2462512"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2462516,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462512\/revisions\/2462516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2462513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2462512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2462512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}