Early signs bode ill for Trump after his base soundly rejected his attempt to smooth over the Epstein affair this weekend. Trump in recent days has faced a revolt from his base over his Justice Department’s July 7 memo that Jeffrey Epstein had not kept a “client list” and that there had been no foul play in the disgraced financier and sex trafficker’s death.

Elmo’s X account has been reclaimed after Sesame Workshop said it was hacked following antisemitic posts and negative comments about President Donald Trump. The popular “Sesame Street” character has more than 650,000 followers, and some of the offensive posts were related to Jeffrey Epstein and Trump.

Trump's Epstein post was ratioed on Truth Social, as replies overwhelmed likes—a rare sign of backlash from his own base on his own turf.

The answer on social media to that question, for Smith, seemed to be a resounding, yes. Folks ripped him to shreds. “So Stephen A Smith is clearly on the Epstein list,” one person wrote on X. There is, in fact, no evidence that Smith is on the list.

The FBI and DOJ said Epstein did not have a "client list," something Trump suggested during his campaign that he would release.

"Everybody around him was kind of like, ‘oh God, we hope she won’t say anything but we really hope he doesn’t pardon her.'"

“In between meetings and phone calls, it was a Great Honor to win the Member-Member Championship, at Trump National, Bedminster (Gross, no strokes), with Tommy Urciuoli as my partner,” Trump announced on Truth Social. “The many other competitors were not only great Golfers, but also terrific people!”