Fox News Host Booed From MAGA Crowd Over Epstein Files
Basically, there's been a ton of conspiracy theories surrounding the sex offender and billionaire (Epstein, of course), many of which have been promoted in the past by members of the Trump administration. This includes Attorney General Pam Bondi, who claimed earlier this year that she had a list of Epstein's clients "sitting on [her] desk," and Elon Musk, who said that Trump hadn't released the files because he was in them (he later said that he regretted the comments).
Earlier this week, the Justice Department said it wouldn't release any further Epstein-related files and that there was "no incriminating 'client list.'" Trump himself then got ratioed for the first time on Truth Social this weekend, when he told MAGA fans, "Let's not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about."
Anyway, if you wanted to put a finger to the wind as to how MAGA folks are reacting to this, consider Fox News' Laura Ingraham's appearance at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit. In it, she said, "While all this good stuff is happening, there is a lot — and we're not gonna like everything — bubbling under the surface."
She continued, "I'm going to ask a few questions to all of you. How many of you are satisfied, you can clap, with the results of the Epstein investigation? Clap."
When the audience started booing, she said, "Okay, I told you to clap. You guys aren't listening, I'm not gonna grade you on a curve."
Then, someone yelled, "Not satisfied," to which she said, "I was gonna get to that. How many of you are not satisfied with the results of the investigation?" Cue raucous applause.
"I've been around Washington long enough to know that a lot of this infighting story is overblown. All these people are friends of mine. I want to get the family back together," she added, noting that she does "adore" Pam Bondi. Laura further said that she thinks what is needed is "clarity of presentation" and for people who have abused children to "rot in jail."
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