- Colby Hall @ Mediaite: Trump Gets Ratioed by His Own Truth Social Followers Over Epstein Post
President Donald Trump tried to shut down growing chatter about the Jeffrey Epstein files, but it didn’t just fall flat—it exploded in his face.
- Media Matters: Charlie Kirk: “I'm done talking about Epstein for the time being. I'm gonna trust my friends in the administration.”
Kirk's remarks come after Trump reportedly called him over attacks on Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: In apparent desperation, AG Pam Bondi drops a closely watched criminal case
The attorney general intervened in a case important to the far-right fringe just as she was looking to improve her standing with the far-right fringe.
- David Badash @ The New Civil Rights Movement: At Faith-Based Event Trump Courts Religious CEOs, Uses Expletive, Calls Dems ‘Evil’
During a White House Faith Office event focused on renewing America “spiritually and financially,” President Donald Trump lashed out at “evil” Democrats and used an expletive while venting about his indictments and impeachments.
- Isaac Arnsdorf @ The Washington Post: How the Trump shooting supercharged beliefs in a divine right of MAGA
Donald Trump and many of his followers have described the rally as a mass spiritual awakening, promoting the belief that Trump enacts God’s will.
- Melissa Goldin @ The Associated Press: Trump says he wants to deport ‘the worst of the worst.’ Government data tells another story
President Donald Trump has pledged to deport “the worst of the worst.” He frequently speaks at public appearances about the countless “dangerous criminals” — among them murderers, rapists and child predators — from around the world he says entered the U.S. illegally under the Biden administration. He promises to expel millions of migrants in the largest deportation program in American history to protect law-abiding citizens from the violent threats he says they pose. But government data around ongoing detentions tells a different story.