Donald Trump has attacked his own supporters for demanding the release of the Jeffery Epstein files, calling them “weaklings”. The US president said Maga loyalists had fallen “hook, line, and sinker” for conspiracy theories surrounding the case, as a rebellion over his administration’s mishandling of it grows.

Trump faces MAGA backlash over Epstein as calls for transparency grow and loyalists demand the files be released.

The president is digging in his heels on the issue even as his most fervent supporters turn against his stance on the convicted pedophile who was once his close friend.