August 04, 2025 09:45 AM UTC

Poll: Epstein Scandal Consuming Trump Presidency

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• by: Colorado Pols

Rolling Stone kicked off the week with new polling numbers that will sour even President Donald Trump’s Diet Coke-leathered innards:

Americans are overwhelmingly skeptical of Donald Trump‘s handling of information related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. In a new UMass Amherst national poll, 70 percent of respondents said Trump is not handling the Epstein case well, while only 18 percent said he is.

Among respondents who were aware of Epstein, the deceased billionaire and convicted sex offender, 63 percent agreed that the Trump administration “is hiding important information” about the case. Of those who said the administration is hiding information, a staggering 81 percent blamed Trump for it. Others in Trump’s orbit also received blame, including Attorney General Pam Bondi (59 percent), FBI Director Kash Patel (49 percent), and House Speaker Mike Johnson (47 percent). Just 16 percent blamed Democrats in Congress.

The president’s overall approval rating also took a dive to 38 percent, down six points since April.

According to this poll, fully 70% of Americans do not believe the Justice Department’s conclusion that there is no list of self-deceased billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s clients. These numbers show a collapse in the partisan divide that had previously insulated Trump from criticism that he and his allies could dismiss as Democratic sour grapes/trickery/treason.

Happy Monday, folks.