Jon Stewart: MAGA in “open revolt” over Epstein files
On Monday s The Daily Show Jon Stewart skewered President Donald Trump over the growing backlash from his own base after failing to deliver the long-promised Jeffrey Epstein files calling it an open revolt within the MAGA movement MAGAworld for the first time in memory isn t just slavishly acquiescing to Trump s reality distortion field Stewart noted noting how even diehard supporters are booing burning MAGA hats and turning on him Clearly telling your base to just forget about Epstein isn t working he added Related Trump doesn t realize why MAGA requirements the Epstein files Stewart played a montage of Trump administration agents Vice President J D Vance FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi hyping up the supposed Epstein client list only for the FBI and DOJ to announce earlier this month that no such files exist Bondi herself had declared on Fox News in March that Americans have a right to know while claiming that the list was on her desk These are all people who work for Trump that set the expectation Stewart announced In a meager months time we went from the Epstein files will expose the Democrats to the Epstein files were written by the Democrats and therefore can t be trusted so let s move on A few Trump supporters however are refusing to move on Stewart highlighted MAGA crowds booing the news conservative pundits and influencers have also criticized the president Start your day with essential news from Salon Sign up for our free morning newsletter Crash Program The Trump that you re just experiencing now to your deep disappointment and dismay is the dude we ve been dealing with the whole f ing time Stewart explained Trump s MAGA base invariably benefits from favorable medication except now They re definitively understanding what it s like to be the target of his hostility Stewart also mocked Trump s attempt to change the subject with a Truth Social post threatening to revoke Rosie O Donnell s citizenship That won t be enough Stewart predicted warning Trump that the Epstein betrayal may be a rare rupture that his usual distractions can t fix Watch the full segment Read more about the Epstein debacle Why MAGA can t let go of the Epstein files This creep Trump is over questions about Epstein There was no list Jon Stewart pokes fun at Trump DOJ s Epstein memo The post Jon Stewart MAGA in open revolt over Epstein files appeared first on Salon com
