“Not since ‘Call me Ishmael’ has there been a more iconic opening line.”

Donald Trump’s frustration over his boys and, in some circumstances, gals persevering with to demand solutions concerning the alleged Jeffrey Epstein shopper listing has turn out to be an sudden meme.

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Earlier this month, the Justice Department launched a memo claiming that there’s nothing to recommend Epstein maintained a listing of high-profile purchasers for blackmail functions. They additionally expressed that they aren’t at present planning on pursuing expenses towards anybody else in relation to Epstein’s little one intercourse trafficking.

People on either side of the political aisle aren’t actually shopping for it. However, the distinction for MAGA loyalists is that they appear genuinely stunned and mortified on the mere chance that the Trump administration may be burying this data.

Meanwhile, these on the opposite aspect remembered all of the pictures which have circulated of Epstein and Trump collectively and was considerably much less shocked.

How did Trump react to the Epstein backlash?

Trump himself was appalled that his base would activate him and Attorney General Pam Bondi. Why wouldn’t he be? His acolytes have always fallen over themselves praising every part he does indiscriminately, simply because he desires them to. 

For no matter cause, issues are completely different this time—not less than for now. And Trump his not joyful about it. Over the weekend, he posted a prolonged, rambling assertion to Truth Social. It berates MAGA for falling for what he appears to be insinuating was yet one more “Radical Left” hoax.

What’s happening with my “boys” and, in some circumstances, “gals?” They’re all going after Attorney General Pam Bondi, who’s doing a FANTASTIC JOB! We’re on one Team, MAGA, and I don’t like what’s occurring. We have a PERFECT Administration, THE TALK OF THE WORLD, and “selfish people” try to harm it, throughout a man who by no means dies, Jeffrey Epstein. For years, it’s Epstein, over and over. Why are we giving publicity to Files written by Obama, Crooked Hillary, Comey, Brennan, and the Losers and Criminals of the Biden Administration, who conned the World with the Russia, Russia, Russia Hoax, 51 “Intelligence” Agents, “THE LAPTOP FROM HELL,” and extra? They created the Epstein Files, identical to they created the FAKE Hillary Clinton/Christopher Steele Dossier that they used on me, and now my so-called “friends” are enjoying proper into their arms. Why didn’t these Radical Left Lunatics launch the Epstein Files? If there was ANYTHING in there that would have damage the MAGA Movement, why didn’t they use it? They haven’t even given up on the John F. Kennedy or Martin Luther King, Jr. Files. No matter how a lot success we now have had, securing the Border, deporting Criminals, fixing the Economy, Energy Dominance, a Safer World the place Iran won’t have Nuclear Weapons, it’s by no means sufficient for some folks. We are about to realize extra in 6 months than some other Administration has achieved in over 100 years, and we now have a lot extra to do. We are saving our Country and, MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, which can proceed to be our full PRIORITY. The Left is imploding! Kash Patel, and the FBI, should be targeted on investigating Voter Fraud, Political Corruption, ActBlue, The Rigged and Stolen Election of 2020, and arresting Thugs and Criminals, as a substitute of spending month after month nothing however the identical previous, Radical Left impressed Documents on Jeffrey Epstein. LET PAM BONDI DO HER JOB — SHE’S GREAT! The 2020 Election was Rigged and Stolen, they usually tried to do the identical factor in 2024 — That’s what she is wanting into as AG, and rather more. One yr in the past our Country was DEAD, now it’s the “HOTTEST” Country wherever within the World. Let’s preserve it that manner, and never waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, any individual that no person cares about. Thank you in your consideration to this matter!

Somewhat surprisingly, the submit on Truth Social was “ratio’d,” which is a social media time period for when a submit will get extra replies than likes. And would it not even be a Trump rant if it didn’t randomly pivot into claims that the 2020 election was stolen?

But many readers could not even have made it that far, as a result of the primary line alone was such an eye-catcher.

Trump, gals, and, in some circumstances, memes

This “Truth” submit was notable for a few causes past contributing to the meltdown MAGAs are persevering with to have over the (lack of) Epstein listing.

First, it’s the primary time Trump has ever been ratioed on his personal social media platform, a spot largely inhabited by his personal diehard supporters.

Secondly, it didn’t take lengthy for folks to start out riffing on that unbelievable opening line and switch it into a complete meme.

Something tells me Trump is off seething someplace over this undesirable pivot in the direction of memedom, which is actually a disgrace. After all, it’s so uncommon he will get to really contribute one thing of worth to society.

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