MAGA superfan turns against Trump after one disturbing Epstein moment

Systemic Error Podcast · Oct 17, 2026 · 6m

What happened

AlterNet reports that Trisha Hope, a Houston resident who attended 42 Donald Trump rallies, broke with him after his response during a July 8, 2025 cabinet meeting to a question about a missing minute in Jeffrey Epstein’s jailhouse surveillance footage. Trump replied, “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” Hope told CNN that the remark made her conclude he did not care about an issue she considered important.

Hope and her husband had sold their belongings, bought an RV and traveled around the country to attend Trump events. She said the Epstein exchange prompted her to…