MAGA Influencers, Jeffrey Epstein, and the Price of Hubris (11/4/26)
The Republican Party's disastrous performance in the 2026 midterm elections has left a large contingent of MAGA influencers scrambling to assign blame, despite spending more than a year defending the Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Many of these same personalities built their audiences by demanding transparency, promising accountability, and portraying themselves as fearless opponents of government corruption. However, when the Trump administration began backtracking on its promises regarding Epstein, they quickly changed their tune, dismissing legitimate…
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