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BumRushDaShow

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Wed Jul 16, 2025, 07:34 AM Jul 16

Democrats are trolling Trump and the GOP over the Jeffrey Epstein case [View all]

Source: AP

Updated 7:36 PM EDT, July 15, 2025


PHOENIX (AP) — Democrats are latching on to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, demanding records be released and trolling Republicans on social media, news shows and in the U.S. House as they revel in a rare fissure between President Donald Trump and his fiercely loyal base.

Conspiracy theories over Epstein’s death in prison and potential evidence in his sex trafficking case, including an alleged “client list,” have largely been a fixation for the right, one egged on by Trump himself.

But Democrats sensed an opening after the Justice Department said last week no additional evidence will be released, and some of Trump’s most influential allies refused to heed his pleas to move on. They’re highlighting the dramatic about-face by some Republicans, which has divided the MAGA movement and could weaken a critical following for Trump. The more in-your-face approach also may help Democrats appease elements of the party’s own base, who are hungry for a more aggressive confrontation with the other side.

Rep. Ro Khanna, a California Democrat and likely 2028 presidential candidate, was among those who joined in Tuesday. Khanna tried to put Vice President JD Vance — who has previously called for the Epstein files to be released — in the hot seat. Khanna shared an X post from 2020 GOP presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who called for the Trump administration to “release the Epstein files and let the chips fall where they may.”

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-democrats-trump-2790e079520fbd2d60cf3df28e1ca22b

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"trolling" Who writes these ridiculous headlines? Prairie Gates Jul 16 #1
Young people BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #4
Wow Prairie Gates Jul 16 #5
How would you describe Democrats' sudden focus on BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #6
I think 'calling out', 'shaming', 'embarrassing' and your 'harassing' are all better than 'trolling' (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 16 #15
And people wonder why you continue to see BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #18
Is the use of "troll" concerned with race, then? muriel_volestrangler Jul 16 #20
You need to deal with the interpretation of SLANG and its use in different communities BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #21
So you're saying that it's fine for AP to use slang in its headlines that people interpret differently? muriel_volestrangler Jul 16 #25
That's reality BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #28
It's crap writing. Seriously. muriel_volestrangler Jul 16 #29
But isn't that a problem that people have complained about BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #30
I remember that cover! I was so busy looking at Preaident Obama, and First Lady Michelle's depictions, both.... electric_blue68 Jul 16 #31
The Colombia School of Journalism had a blip about that BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #32
But that implies that the person doing the trolling Miguelito Loveless Jul 16 #11
And people wonder why there is a generational divide and discord within the party BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #13
Is that a comparison you want to make? muriel_volestrangler Jul 16 #14
And since "woke" was a term that came out of the black and brown community BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #16
Point taken Miguelito Loveless Jul 16 #19
Oh come on ... "But her emails" and "Lock her up" - THAT was trolling FakeNoose Jul 16 #2
I wish they would troll him more over the tavernier Jul 16 #3
The MAGats and their QAnon ilk subset BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #9
That's my point tavernier Jul 16 #22
It's called "stirring the pot" BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #24
Sustain the pedo push BoRaGard Jul 16 #7
be careful... myohmy2 Jul 16 #8
"be careful......any 'client list' released by trump will probably contain mostly Dems" BumRushDaShow Jul 16 #10
I'd rather see someone troll human rights violations, tariffs and financial crimes Marthe48 Jul 16 #12
There's dirt on lots and lots of rich guys, I am sure. It's a hot potato, and always has been, usonian Jul 16 #17
It's a trap Johnny2X2X Jul 16 #23
Every day in every way Icanthinkformyself Jul 16 #26
Its a perfectly fine title. Anyhoo, I thought it was well played by Khanna. Force them to take a vote. tulipsandroses Jul 16 #27
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