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After years spent spreading spidery conspiracy theories for his own political gain, President Trump has found himself wrapped up in the stickiest one of them all. For more than a week, the political movement he created has been convulsing with righteous fury over things he and his attorney general have been saying and doing — or rather, not doing — as it relates to the life and death of Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Trump keeps commanding his supporters to move on from their fixations over the disgraced financier and registered sex offender. But many of his supporters simply cannot swallow the anticlimactic conclusion that the Department of Justice put forth a week ago when it basically said there was nothing to see here, folks. By the week’s end, a rabble of conspiracists who’ve been hand-fed for years by Mr. Trump broke into open revolt against him.
Key Points
- War Room correspondent Natalie Winters reported “sustained wavering” among Trump’s base, describing unprecedented upset at the administration’s dismissal of Epstein investigations.
- Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and comedian Roseanne Barr publicly criticized Trump’s handling of the Epstein case on social media.
- The revolt represents a fundamental challenge to Trump’s “magical” persuasive power over supporters who believed he would expose deep state conspiracies.
- QAnon supporters who chanted “where we go one, we go all” at Trump rallies feel betrayed by his administration’s failure to investigate pedophile conspiracy theories.
US MAGA Movement: Ideological Divisions and Global Influence
The MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement, forged around Donald Trump’s political rise in 2016, is a distinctly American expression of the Global National Conservative Alliance (GNCA). It champions national sovereignty over international cooperation, favors protectionist trade measures like tariffs and reshoring, and promotes a culturally exclusionary vision rooted in “Western civilization” and traditional family structures. Central to the movement is a stringent anti-immigration stance, with policies that limit asylum, build physical barriers, and frame immigrants as cultural threats.
MAGA opposes progressive reforms such as diversity and inclusion programs, LGBTQ+ rights, and gender nonconformity, advocating instead for a return to a 1950s-style moral order. It emphasizes an “America First” doctrine in foreign policy, increasing defense spending while criticizing multilateral institutions. The movement also seeks to delegitimize independent media by branding critical outlets as “fake news” and promoting its narrative through tightly controlled social media channels. While populist in tone, MAGA consistently advances policies that favor corporations, religious conservatives, and a militarized national identity. It mirrors nearly all ten principles of National Conservatism, as outlined in the global framework, and serves as its most prominent Western embodiment.
Tucker Carlson’s Epstein-Mossad conspiracy theory, which alleges Jeffrey Epstein operated as an Israeli intelligence asset, has fueled debates about MAGA-aligned media’s role in amplifying unverified claims.
References:
– The Rise of National Conservatism: A Global Perspective (GIOR)
– Inside MAGA’s fight for “Western civilization” (Axios)
– A new kind of Republican Party is forming at the RNC (Politico)
– J.D. Vance poised to take Trumpism into the future (Reuters)
– Make America Great Again (Wikipedia)
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