Get Over It': Many Trump Supporters Remain Unfazed Over Epstein Furor

It has united luminaries of the US far right, from media personality Tucker Carlson to activist Laura Loomer, from tech billionaire Elon Musk to Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Typically unwavering in support of Donald Trump, all have criticized his administration's handling of files about the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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But in towns and cities across the US, a more complicated and nuanced picture emerges, serving as a reminder that—like any other political constituency—Trump voters are not a monolith.

Some of the US president's supporters are animated by the Epstein issue and urging Congress to push for greater transparency.

"It's the number one phone call that we get. By far," Eric Burlison, a Republican congressman from Missouri, told CNN last week. "It's probably 500 to one."

But others seem to be shrugging off the crisis, as they have so many others that seemed to threaten Trump's political career. They remain fiercely loyal to a president they believe is delivering low inflation, strong border security, and sweeping reversals of progressive policies. They are willing to take White House advice to "trust in Trump."

That was the prevailing mood last week in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, a former steel town and Democratic stronghold that swung heavily for Trump in last November's election.

"Trump is right about everything no matter what he does," was the blunt take of Teddy, 55, wearing a stars and stripes hat and sitting on a bench in Central Park in downtown Johnstown. "Epstein—he's dead, that's it, it's over."

Did he have no concern that Trump's name is reportedly listed in the Epstein files which have yet to be made public? "That's a bunch of bullshit," said Teddy, who didn't want to give his last name. "The world should move on, get over it."

Curt, 51, another Trump supporter in Central Park, who was recently released from state prison, expressed similar views. The only people who were in a nervous state about Trump's relationship with Epstein were Democrats, he said. "Epstein was a piece of shit and got what he deserved. As for Trump, they haven't come up with any evidence that he actually did anything," he said.