For the past few weeks, MAGA media and conservative podcasters have been torn apart over President Trump’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein saga.Anna Merlan, a senior editor at Mother Jones, joins The Kicker to talk about right-wing media’s efforts to change the subject—and whether their audiences will go along with it. Read more:*Anna Merlan on <a href='https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/jeffrey-epstein-files/'>what happened the last time</a> Trump’s team tried to satisfy right-wing media’s hunger for Epstein news*Merlan on how Trump has constructed a <a href='https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/02/donald-trump-press-room-conservative-media/'>new state media machine</a> at the White House*Ben Mathis-Lilley in Slate on <a href='https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/07/trump-epstein-news-steve-bannon.html'>Steve Bannon’s not-so-hidden hand</a> in the Epstein narrative*Charlie Warzel on <a href='https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/charliewarzel/the-right-is-building-a-new-media-upside-down-to-tell-donald'>the “upside down” world</a> of right-wing media supporting Trump (2017)Hosted by <a href='https://www.cjr.org/author/josh-hersh'>Josh Hersh</a> Produced by <a href='https://www.cjr.org/author/amanda-darrach'>Amanda Darrach</a>

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