- Joe DePaolo @ Mediaite: ‘No One Believes This!’ MAGA Heavyweights Flatly Reject Trump DOJ’s Claims That There Was No Epstein Client List
Some of the most prominent MAGA influencers on social media are completely rejecting the claim from President Donald Trump’s Justice Department that Jeffrey Epstein did not keep a client list.
- Matt Gertz @ Media Matters: MAGA media eat their own after Trump administration denies their Epstein conspiracy theories
President Donald Trump appointed conspiracy-obsessed MAGA media favorites to the highest levels of federal law enforcement, and now those figures are coming under fire from the right-wing fever swamp for failing to confirm their bullshit.
- Angry White Men: State Department Nominee Jeremy Carl Has A History Of Racist Bigotry
On July 3, 2025, Jeremy Carl, a senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, a hard-right think tank, announced on X that he had been nominated by President Trump to serve as the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. If confirmed, Carl would be the latest in a string of Trump Administration officials with a documented history of bigoted rhetoric and ties to extremists.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: As Trump says he ‘hates’ Democrats, he’s echoing authoritarians (again)
The rhetoric probably didn’t surprise many. After all, during his 2024 candidacy, Trump described Americans he disagreed with as “evil,” and condemned Democrats — not just in Congress, but Democratic voters in general — as “the enemy within.” But that doesn’t mean his latest rhetorical escalation is unimportant.
- Nicole Narea @ Vox: The repressive tool behind Trump’s latest immigration crackdown
The push to strip non-native Americans of citizenship echoes a dark chapter in American history.
- Jason Wilson @ The Guardian: The far-right, antisemitic men’s club network spreading across US
Old Glory Club has at least 26 chapters with participants including military personnel, lawyers and civil servants.
