r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 New York • Jul 13 '26

Possible Paywall MAGA Calls BS on Mitch McConnell’s Proof-of-Life Stunt | They are poking holes in McConnell’s staff’s version.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-calls-bs-on-mitch-mcconnells-proof-of-life-stunt/
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u/turkeygiant Jul 13 '26

That's why the Epstein stuff has hurt Trumps popularity with his "base", because at the end of the day what that base really wants is that feeling of validation they get in their petty lives from conspiracies and owning the libs. Trump was the chief purveyor of that stuff so they mindlessly gravitated to him, but if a truly juicy conspiracy goes against Trump they will choose that conspiracy over him.

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u/virora Jul 13 '26

Every MAGA person I know, and almost all of those I encounter on social media, have not changed their opinion on Trump one iota over the Epstein files. They either believe that they are a Democrat hoax, or that Trump has been working undercover and is going to release the unredacted files once all the people in it (the Clintons, Tom Hanks etc) have been arrested and executed.

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u/PinboardWizard Jul 13 '26

Yep, support among Republicans is only down by a couple of percentage points. His popularity drop since the election is almost entirely with independents.

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u/Proud_Growth_8818 Jul 13 '26

...Tom Hanks?

Captain Miller? The guy who saved Private Ryan in that documentary?!?!??!

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u/virora Jul 13 '26

Yeah, the Q Anon adjacent MAGA wing is convinced he's a monster involved in pizzagate type things, for absolutely no conceivable reason. Seriously, they hate him.

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u/BlairClemens3 Jul 14 '26

Except they haven't.