Donald Trump buries Epstein secrets, trashes supporters demanding truth: ‘I don’t want them anymore!’

Donald Trump continues to feel the heat over his administrations handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The current United States president has faced multiple allegations regarding his own connections with Epstein, with some critics outright accusing him of being implicated in Epstein’s crime ring.

These claims have only been bolstered as Trump recently called the entire scandal the “Jeffrey Epstein Hoax” on Truth Social. He also accused his own supporters of playing into Democratic party’s hands and said he “didn’t want them anymore”.

While the Trump administration originally promised greater transparency around one of the biggest sex trafficking scandals in America’s recent memory, his administration received sharp public blowback after the FBI and Attorney General Pam Bondi denied the existence of any sort of Epstein client list.

Donald Trump aggressively shuts down Epstein discourse

Ever since the backlash against the FBI and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files, Trump has personally defended Pam Bondi’s handling of the case, and exhorted his supporters to “not waste time” from the issue.

While some of Trump’s advocates such as Charlie Kirk have declared that they will trust the Government on the issue, the majority of Americans, and Republicans, remain dissatisfied.

Charlie Kirk says "I'm done talking about Epstein," adding: "I'm gonna trust my friends in the government" pic.twitter.com/YWL2GqeioO

— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) July 14, 2025

Reuters poll says just 17% of Americans approve of Trump

A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted over two days and closed on Wednesday, July 17, strongly signaled that Trump is losing public support over Jeffrey Epstein. Only 17% of Americans approve of how Trump has handled the issue, with even Republican supporters being a minority at 35%.

Only 17% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling the Epstein files issue. 60% think the government is hiding information on his death and 69% say its hiding the alleged client list. pic.twitter.com/tSgZWXMW4Y

— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) July 17, 2025

When asked whether Donald Trump was concealing details on Epstein’s death, 60% of all Americans said yes, with a majority of Republicans, at 55%, feeling the same way. Finally, when asked about the allegations of Trump concealing Epstein’s client list, a strong majority of 69% believed the accusations had merit. 62% of Republicans shared this belief, indicating that Trump’s own base is beginning to doubt his sincerity regarding the case.

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