But the oil price shock is going to hurt Trump electorally, and normal people’s wallets, way worse than the Epstein files. So in a sense it is silly to say that the distraction is “working”.
DoJ stopped releasing Epstein files indefinitely, because or Iran… so yeah, I think it’s working. MAGA is a cult, it’s not rational. What you think it might hurt him, it might as well make him stronger in the eyes of his followers… After everything that has happened, most of his base still follows him and will vote for him.
But the oil price shock is going to hurt Trump electorally, and normal people’s wallets, way worse than the Epstein files. So in a sense it is silly to say that the distraction is “working”.
DoJ stopped releasing Epstein files indefinitely, because or Iran… so yeah, I think it’s working. MAGA is a cult, it’s not rational. What you think it might hurt him, it might as well make him stronger in the eyes of his followers… After everything that has happened, most of his base still follows him and will vote for him.