Monitoring the various conservative podcasts, it is clear that even the most ardent MAGA enthusiasts are pretty disturbed over the Epstein thing. But none of the hosts and only a rare guest pundit will point the finger in the right direction. Instead there is much conversation about Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, and Pam Bondi, or protecting the reputations of the innocent, or a years-long special prosecution. But this fiasco lies at the feet of one person and one person only: Donald Trump.
President Trump lost any vestige of plausible deniability when he jumped down the throat of the reporter who dared ask a question about the Epstein case at this week’s cabinet meeting. There has not been a single question about Epstein posed to the president since then. For all the fanfare, it seems the “alternative media” now included in the White House press corps is afraid to lose their new positions.
And Trump has not granted any of the impromptu press gaggles and availability for which he is famous since the cabinet meeting. Instead he has voiced his support for Pam Bondi in his own shucking and jiving Saturday night Truth Social post. Boy, if that isn’t the kiss of death. The operative term is “damning with faint praise.”
As an aside, sometimes hindsight is 20-20. So perhaps the clearest sign that Trump was heading down the primrose path was his meeting with Zelenskyy at the funeral of Pope Francis. Z-man came away practically whistling, he was so happy. It seems in retrospect that at least from that point, the fix was in. Perhaps that is also about the time the Iranian foray got the green light. Enquiring minds want to know.
For those who have been around since the 70s, Trump’s behavior might feel a bit Nixonian. Nixon was an independent thinker, too. And guess what. It turns out that the latest historical analysis is that Richard Nixon was done in by the Deep State. And as Nixon learned the hard way, it’s the coverup that will send you down river.
Blackmail is only effective if there is a coverup. Come clean, President Trump. We all want to know that YOU are the man making the decisions, not your handlers. We’ve had enough of that from past administrations. Your leadership, clean leadership, is desperately needed by this country. Cut the tripe: Come clean and preside over this democracy as your own man, the one we elected you to be. Stop feeding the war in Ukraine. Make peace in the Middle East. Win the midterms by governing well, not as one governed.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
For a two-page PDF statement of where Way Out Charlotte Pike is coming from, please CLICK HERE.
john.arra@wayoutcharlottepike.com
