The late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's "sprawling web" continues to ensnare the MAGA movement.
The Daily Beast reported on Tuesday that two of the MAGA movement's heavyweights, Roger Stone and Steve Bannon, are at each other's throats over who will lord over the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas, on March 25. Stone recently launched a bid to keep Bannon away from the event by running ad campaigns tying Bannon to the Jeffrey Epstein files, according to the report.
"Neither Bannon nor CPAC has yet to comment on the pushback," the report reads in part. "But it nonetheless reflects a deeper tension within Trump-world, where Epstein’s sprawling web of wealthy and politically connected acquaintances—a network that has included everyone from financiers to politicians, including Trump himself—continues to haunt the movement."
The infighting could also cause headaches for Matt Schlapp, the scandal-plagued leader of CPAC, who has settled multiple cases involving groping allegations. The war over CPAC could all come down to who Schlapp decides to support, The Daily Beast reported.
The report was published at a time when several MAGA figureheads were at war with one another. For instance, MAGA media personality Tucker Carlson has been battling with people like Ben Shapiro and Megyn Kelly over his decision to interview avowed white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
Kelly and Shapiro have also sparred with Candace Owens over her recent comments and podcast series about Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
