On July 12, Donald Trump's administration confronted a backlash at a conservative college summit when attendees expressed concern over the Jeffrey Epstein case. Attorney General Pam Bondi's conclusion that Epstein's death was a suicide undermined popular conspiracy theories among Trump's supporters. This revelation led to an explosion of outrage, generating approximately 9 million interactions on social media. Trump's initial response was to urge followers on Truth Social to ignore the issue, a rare tactic. However, traditional strategies to divert attention were later implemented to regain narrative control and mitigate the uproar among the MAGA base.
At a summit of conservative college students, Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon prompted attendees to express their concern over the Jeffrey Epstein case, which sparked significant audience engagement.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that investigations concluded Epstein's death was a suicide, contradicting popular conspiracy theories and resulting in backlash from the MAGA base.
The uproar surrounding Epstein's case led to approximately 9 million social media interactions by the end of July, reflecting the intensity of the topic among Trump's supporters.
In response to the controversy, Trump urged followers to ignore the matter on Truth Social, but as focus remained, the administration employed traditional distraction tactics to regain control.
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