‘They’re Not Going To Call It a Day’

White House officials are dismissing the chances of a revolt in his base over the announcement that there are no developments in the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier accused of sex trafficking minors.

Speaking to the Washington Post, two officials claimed President Donald Trump’s base will not abandon him as a result of the development, which has sparked backlash among some high-profile influencers in the movement.

“They’re not going to hang up their MAGA hat and call it a day,” an official told the outlet, adding that those voicing their outrage are a “vocal minority.” “By no means are the loud people on X an accurate representation of the nearly 80 million people who voted for the president,” the official added.

Another member of the administration said that if people wanted to abandon the president “over a conclusion provided by the Department of Justice over Jeffrey Epstein,” it would not seem “like a rational choice.”

Trump rebuked a journalist over a question about Epstein on Tuesday. Concretely, the reported asked Attorney General Pam Bondi whether Epstein had ever worked for an American or foreign intelligence agency.

Bondi began to respond, but before she could continue, President Trump interjected, asking if he could interrupt. “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein? This guy’s been talked about for years,” Trump said, while Bondi remained stone-faced.

“You’re asking—we have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things, and are people still talking about this guy? This creep?” he continued, despite the late disgraced financier claiming he was “Donald’s closest friendfor 10 years” in 2017.

“That is unbelievable,” Trump added, before turning to Bondi and asking if she wanted to “waste time” answering the question. “I mean, I can’t believe you’re asking a question about Epstein at a time like this, when we’re having some of the greatest success, and also tragedy, with what happened in Texas,” the president said. “It just seems like a desecration, but you go ahead.”

Bondi went on to clarify remarks she made during a February interview on Fox News, where she claimed the Epstein client list was “sitting on her desk to be reviewed.” She said her comment referred to that file along with the John F. Kennedy assassination and 9/11 documents.

The attorney general further stated that the tens of thousands of hours of footage in the Epstein case were “child porn downloaded by that disgusting Jeffrey Epstein. Child porn is what they were. Never gonna be released. Never gonna see the light of day,” she added.

Bondi also said she had no knowledge of Epstein working for any intelligence agency but added, “I can get back to you on that.”

However, some high-profile MAGA figure are not accepting the explanation. “As someone who voted for the president, campaigned for the president a lot — I’m not attacking the president, but I think even people who are fully on board with the bulk of the MAGA agenda are like, ‘This is too much, actually,'” said commentator Tucker Carlson, who has also been critical of Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites. Other figures like Laura Loomer and Elon Musk have echoed the claims.