President Donald Trump publicly rebuked a section of his own MAGA base on Wednesday, branding supporters who demand full disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein records as “weaklings” and “stupid people” and declaring, “I don’t want their support anymore.” Trump insisted the controversy is a Democratic-driven “Epstein hoax,” an unusually direct attack on voters who helped power his return to the White House. The outburst comes amid escalating criticism of the administration’s refusal to release additional documents tied to Epstein, the financier who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. A Justice Department memo issued earlier this month found no evidence that Epstein maintained a secret “client list” or that he was murdered, conclusions that have inflamed conspiracy-minded factions on the right. Attorney General Pam Bondi has said she will publish only material she deems “credible,” a stance that has drawn pushback from senior Republicans. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene are pressing for full transparency, and a procedural bid to force the files’ release narrowly failed in the House on 16 July by 211–210. Strategists warn the dispute risks depressing turnout among core conservative voters in the November 2026 midterm elections if the White House cannot quell suspicions. For now, Trump’s decision to turn his ire on supporters marks one of the starkest rifts to date between the president and the movement that propelled him to power.