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President Donald Trump again praised Attorney General Pam Bondi for refusing to release files on accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

While speaking to reporters on Tuesday, the president was asked if he agreed with Lara Trump's call for "more transparency" from the Department of Justice.

MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk sought to calm his audience after initially saying he was "done talking" about President Donald Trump's Jeffrey Epstein controversy.

On his Tuesday podcast, Kirk noted that media outlets — including Raw Story — had reported on his attempt to avoid discussing the Trump administration's decision not to release additional files from the Epstein case. On Monday, Kirk said that he wanted to discuss other topics after reportedly receiving a call from Trump.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) said she was "absolutely fed up" after Republicans blocked her amendment that would have prevented the U.S. from sending weapons to Ukraine, along with legislation to force Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the files on Jeffrey Epstein's case.

During a Tuesday interview, MAGA influencer Steve Bannon asked Greene why Republicans in the House had turned their backs on her.

Pro-MAGA television hosts David Brody, Gina Loudon, and Terrance Bates blasted Republicans who blocked a bill that would have forced Attorney General Pam Bondi to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.

During a Tuesday report on Real America's Voice, Bates noted that Democrats had tried to pass an amendment on the House Rules Committee that would have required Bondi to make the Epstein files available on a public website within 30 days.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insisted he was doing a "good job" controlling a measles outbreak that he said had neared 1,300 cases this year, the most since the disease was eradicated in the country.

During a Monday event on removing dyes from ice cream, NBC News asked Kennedy about the ongoing outbreak.

MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk said he would stop criticizing the current administration over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case after he reportedly received a call from President Donald Trump.

According to CNN's Kristen Holmes, "Trump called Charlie Kirk Saturday to express his support for Bondi after being shown clip of Kirk seemingly supporting Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino over Bondi at Kirk's Turning Point USA conference in FL."

President Donald Trump's attendance at the FIFA Club World Cup soccer match in New Jersey on Sunday reportedly caused Newark Airport to be shut down for hours.

As Trump arrived at the major international hub, transportation reporter Sam Deutsch noted that all flights had been halted except for the president's Air Force One.

NBC host Kristen Welker called out Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem because the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reportedly responded to fewer than 16% of calls in response to the recent deadly flooding in Texas.

"The New York Times is reporting that thousands of calls from flood victims to FEMA call centers went unanswered in the middle of this ongoing disaster because you didn't renew contracts to keep call center staff in place until nearly one week after the floods," Welker told Noem on Sunday. "Why did it take so long to extend those contracts?"

Fox News pundit Lucy Caldwell accused President Donald Trump's administration of "a cover-up of a cover-up" on Jeffrey Epstein.

During a Sunday panel discussion, Caldwell explained why she thought Trump's Epstein scandal was a "turning point" for the MAGA movement.

An ABC News panel blamed President Donald Trump after part of the MAGA base turned on him for dropping the case against Jeffrey Epstein's alleged co-conspirators.

During a Sunday discussion, This Week host Jonathan Karl wondered if the "boys and gals of Team MAGA" would let the Epstein matter drop.

Fox News host Shannon Bream pressed Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem because her agency deported day laborers instead of "the worst of the worst" criminals.

During a Sunday interview, Bream noted that a federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump's administration could not detain people because of their race or for speaking Spanish.

The hosts of Fox & Friends said they didn't buy claims from President Donald Trump's administration that Jeffrey Epstein did not have a list of people connected to his alleged sex trafficking crimes.

"If there's anybody who could walk in and say, 'Okay, we've resolved all of the questions, and there is nothing here,' it would be President Trump and his crew," Fox News co-host Charlie Hurt opined on Sunday. "The problem is, you can't really do it without giving some explanation."