• protist@mander.xyz
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    15 days ago

    It’s well documented that Trump and Epstein were close friends over many years. Is anything he says realistically ever going to move the needle?

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      15 days ago

      Trump could drag a 14 year old by her hair into central park in broad daylight and fuck her brains out, to a sold-out audience and claim it as fake without any repercussions.

      This is all just a waste of time.

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        15 days ago

        Not really. His base will excuse authoritarian power grabs, blatantly racist policies, sexual assault, etc but this one might be the one that breaks him. The Q-anon stuff was all about a bunch of elite politicians having secret pedophile rings. They thought Trump was sent by God to expose that. The phrase “Epstein didn’t kill himself” is probably more unifying than any flag. Pam Bondi made a big deal about releasing the Epstein files. His base was frothing at the mouth to finally let the world know. With the administration’s sudden course shift, even his supporters are wanting answers.

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        14 days ago

        Not at all. It causes him discomfort and diverses his voter base. So it’s very much worth it.