President Donald Trump is lashing out at his own supporters as he tries to clamp down on criticism over his administration’s handling of much-hyped records in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation, which Trump now calls a “Hoax.”

“Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this “bull——,” hook, line, and sinker,” Trump wrote Wednesday on his Truth Social site, using an expletive in his post. “They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years.”

“Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don’t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore! Thank you for your attention to this matter,” he went on.

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    Dude is freaking out because he’s finally being treated like any other politician, and his pathetic ego can’t handle it.

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      PLEASE let this be the beginning of the end. I’ve aged like 5 years in the last 6 months.

      Also for anyone seeing this comment, here is the testimony of Katie Johnson who claimed Trump raped her and other 13 year old girls multiple times. Fair warning: it goes into excruciating and brutal details:

      “Katie Johnson’s full testimony of 2/11/16”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnib-OORRRo

      Please save and spread.

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    That’s generally what cult leaders do, they don’t bend to their followers, they beat them down as weak and fake believers until they fall back in line. And the ones who do get out immediately become the enemy and the devil in one.

    This is Jim Jones/David Koresh type shit

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      David koresh wasn’t in jim jones weight class. He was a pedo manipulator but those kids are dead because of the ATF and that piece of shit Janet Reno.

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        Watch koresh berate his followers for doubting him though, that’s the same type of manipulation even if they weren’t the same. Currently that dude who runs Twin flames is doing all that abusive “how dare you question me, your god” bullshit.

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      He needs to get the MAGA true believers to rat on any fake MAGA who changed their opinion so ice can deport them as a priority to Alligator Alcatraz for bullets and swamp burials

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    This is interesting… In the past when Trump has tried to push back on his followers he’s followed the TACO principle. Like when he wanted to take credit for the COVID vaccines but his audience was anti-vax he quickly softened his language to “take it… if you want it tho. Maybe it’s poison who knows?”

    He’s never been a leader - he’s just been an amalgamation of all of the racism and conspiracy theories his followers have. He says “yes” or “maybe” to everything. I think this is the first time he’s really said “no” though?

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    Wait, wasn’t your whole political philosophy built around ignorance and spineless loyalty? If you train them to fall for scams and conspiracies don’t get shocked when they go for another conspiracy that you don’t like.

    …because I don’t want their support anymore!

    Damn, he’s gone “full Hitler in the bunker”. “Those damn traitors! They failed me!”

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      It could create a situation where a supporter doesn’t want to be weak, so they completely shift their stance - almost denying their previous stance. I just threw some popcorn in the microwave for the upcoming show…

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      I keep reminding people that if he holds on to power past the end of his term, he won’t need votes to do it. So his supporters are no longer useful to him.

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      He doesn’t care. If he can’t get reelected he doesn’t really want another republican to get the office. That way he can always say " look how everything fell apart after me"

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    I hope he’s so anxious about this that he never has a restful sleep again for the rest of his miserable life. Fucking worst human alive in the 21st century so far

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    MAGAts are like children refusing to eat their veggies. They’re going to resist with this whole Epstein thing until their Daddy looks at them sternly and tells them to fall in line…or else.

    It’s performative noncompliance. At the end of the day, when the going gets tough, they’ll show their support for a felon rapist (pedo?), because that’s what they’ve always done, without fail.

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      Not everyone is just spewing talking points, there’s a LOT of maga folks who actually do give a shit about this. This is his biggest betrayal by far.

      The #1 thing that unites (most of) the left and right is our shared hatred for the rich and powerful. Trump is outright saying he’s breaking his promise specifically to protect the rich and powerful.

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        I’d like to believe something would snap them out of their slavish cult mentality, but I don’t yet.

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          It will depend on the media. If the media makes this into something bigger than Watergate, that’s what it will be. People usually aren’t cognizant of how much their thoughts on things are shaped by the narrative our media tells.

          The media reporting alone creates this sort of assumption that something is important to everyone else. If you think all your fellow group members are feeling a certain way, you will try to feel that way. As that happens to enough people it creates a real trend in the herd with momentum.

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            Yeah I think the Watergate template can’t apply anymore because of the prevalence of social media especially with the cult.

            Anything the corporate news sewers dish out will be discounted anyway.

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    The one thing that is in the back of my mind is what is Trump going to do next in order to attempt to cover up this Epstein list situation? Will he declare war on a foreign country? Will he declare war on the people of the United States who stand against him?

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    Hit em with the ole slammy whammy eh?

    Can we stop using this word? It’s not the WWE were talking about and it’s lost all meaning

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    So when do we get to the cult leader showing weakness and losing control of his enraged mob who tear him apart part?