Atlantic author Jemele Hill took to CNN to fantasize about President Trump dropping help from his Republican base over the Jeffrey Epstein controversy.
CNN’s Senior Information Reporter, Harry Enten, nevertheless, threw chilly water on her and offered a real-time reality verify that debunked Hill’s wishful considering.
Hill: That is the draw back of the technique that he has imported that bought him elected. His total technique with the Epstein recordsdata was to attempt to give folks the sturdy impression that this was Invoice Clinton, this was Democrats, this was one thing that they have been attempting to cover. Now that this has all turned on him, he received’t be capable to persuade his base that it is a clear investigation in any respect. I don’t know what it will take for them to consider that there’s no cover-up.
I imply, you’ve satisfied lots of these folks, a part of your complete spiel is that the federal government isn’t to be trusted. And you then’re asking these similar folks to immediately belief that this was all on the up and up. There isn’t any listing, that every part is because it seems, and so they’re simply not going to purchase it. And what’s all the time attention-grabbing to me is what it takes folks to get off the Trump practice. It’s not the xenophobia, it’s not the racism, it’s not the bigotry three. It’s this. Are they off the Trump practice? I imply, I believe that is the a part of what Charlotte is saying. It is determined by who you’re speaking to.
CNN’s Abby Phillip: As a result of I believe that they actually don’t need to be off the Trump practice. They need to be on the Trump practice. They only need Trump to get in keeping with them on this situation.
Enten: I believe that’s precisely proper, Abby. Look, I believe for Trump, it does really feel slightly bit like the woman doth protest slightly an excessive amount of, proper?
However relating to his approval score with Republicans, it’s principally as strong because it ever was. You set it up on the graphic earlier than the place you noticed the smallest decline was amongst Republicans.
When you have a look at the typical of polls as approval score with Republicans, nonetheless at about 90%.
After all, those self same Republicans say they’re dissatisfied with the quantity of data that’s been launched to this point. Everyone seems to be dissatisfied with the quantity of data that’s been launched to this point with concern of the Epstein recordsdata. Everybody thinks that there’s one thing extra happening there.
However then making that leap to rapidly that his base is shifting away from him, no less than at this explicit level within the polling information, we’re not seeing it.
Watch:
NEW: CNN’s Harry Enten *FACT-CHECKS* Jemele Hill when she claims Trump supporters are abandoning him over Epstein
HILL: “What’s all the time attention-grabbing to me is, like, what it takes folks to get off the Trump practice.”
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— Jason Cohen (@JasonJournoDC) July 26, 2025
