That's the thing though--i really don't see this going away. This has been a lightning rod for a long time and everybody wants to know who's on that list. We know Trump had exceptionally close ties to Epstein, no amount of gaslighting is going to swing that many people to forget that.
No doubt he'll continue to do stuff to deflect and attempt to let it cycle out of the news, and perhaps it will work again. But it'll always be a tempting cudgel for them to use bc of Bill Clinton's trips there...it's their proof that the entire Democrat party is comprised of rapists and pedos. Without that, what do they really have?
I mean, being a guest to his island really does represent the basest and most foul behaviors of humans. It's no wonder they love being able to paint their enemies with it. But the fact that their god-emperor has such incredibly undeniably close ties with him? That's the only thing that could have fucked it up for him, and by golly there it is. Of all the things to come back and bite Mr. Grab-em-by-the-pussy, go figure it's his history of participation in organized rape, pedophilia, and abuse 👀
“Negative publicity may adversely affect our stock price, damage our reputation and expose us to unexpected or unwarranted regulatory scrutiny,”
I can't imagine how awful that must be! I mean, it sucks to be denied life-saving care because United Health puts profit over patients--but unwanted regulatory scrutiny? What kind of monster would do that?!
Nothing like politicizing a fucking pandemic. I suspect these people will lead many to die terrible deaths one day. I still can't believe how many Americans died of covid and even after all that it's still treated as a hoax.
I fully agree, though i think a positive takeaway is that infighting is happening. Here's a little snip from the article that sounds promising if Bongino is truly incensed. Pam Bondi is the '"Pam" the quote is referring to:
“Bongino is out of control furious,” the person who has spoken with the deputy FBI director said. “This destroyed his career. He’s threatening to quit and torch Pam unless she’s fired.”
And my favorite quote, when another Republican rep started jumping on the reporter after Trump's initial dig:
Conservative Rep. Chip Roy took a moment to slam the media while speaking.
“For all of the media clamoring to ask that ridiculous first question and try to point fingers, the governor said it best when he said pointing fingers is for losers,” the GOP lawmaker said.
🥴👉
Edit: looks like we have a real answer, and this is likely why Donald was extra-quick to lash out at that first reporter. Excerpt taken from this article
In 2021, the Biden administration awarded Kerr County $10.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, which could have been used for flood prevention infrastructure. But commissioners, facing political pressure from conservative residents, opted not to pursue a warning system.
At an April 2022 meeting, one citizen called the White House a "criminal treasonous communist government," urging the county to reject the money altogether. Others echoed that sentiment, saying they didn't want the federal government's help.
"We don't want to be bought by the federal government, thank you very much," a resident said. "We'd like the federal government to stay out of Kerr County and their money."
While the county ultimately kept the funds, they allocated the majority, about $8 million, to sheriff's department upgrades and public employee stipends.
They had one? Was it just an auto-include that came with the presidency?