'Volcano erupted': Ex-Trump associate claims president bleeding 'core' loyalists

Donald Trump isn't just losing MAGA influencers over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, but also his "core" loyalists, according to a former insider.

Trump's former "trusted operative," Lev Parnas, on Sunday reported that Trump is furiously pacing in the White House, insulting his own MAGA base over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. The purported development comes as MAGA influencers and other supporters have been targeting Trump's attorney general, Pam Bondi, for purportedly mishandling the release of files related to the disgraced financier and pedophile.

As Parnas put it, "Yesterday, the volcano erupted."

"Trump made what may be the biggest mistake of his political life—his cover-up of the Epstein files. His own MAGA base isn’t just fracturing—it’s overflowing, erupting with anger and betrayal. I’ve spoken directly with people who were once among his most loyal defenders, and they are livid," according to Parnas. "Furious about his silence. Furious about what they see as his protection of pedophiles. Furious that he broke the one promise he embedded into their identity for the past six years: exposing the Epstein list. In their words, this was never just about politics—it was about rooting out the evil of the so-called 'deep state.' And now, to them, Trump has become part of it."

The ex-insider goes as far as to say it's the "core" of Trump's supporters who are abandoning the president now.

"And it’s not just the big influencers turning on him—it’s the cult itself. The core. The everyday MAGA supporters who carried the flag, wore the hat, and bought into the lie. Many are saying they won’t forgive him. But Trump is defiant. My sources tell me he’s privately calling them 'stupid,' 'foolish,' and 'ungrateful.' Those are his words. He still believes they’ll come crawling back. That they’ll forget everything by the time it’s time to vote."

According to Parnas, "That’s his bet: ride out the backlash, push ahead with election reform, more tariff chaos, and dangle illusions of peace in the Middle East and Eastern Europe—all to chase his dream of a Nobel Peace Prize. That’s the strategy. But here’s the truth: the more this narrative breaks, the more this cult fractures, the weaker he becomes. And that’s why we can’t stop pushing."

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