{"id":1055133,"date":"2025-07-18T17:27:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1055133"},"modified":"2025-07-18T17:27:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T21:27:32","slug":"doodle-don-is-dodging-trump-and-his-clown-car-cabinet-go-quiet-after-damning-epstein-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/doodle-don-is-dodging-trump-and-his-clown-car-cabinet-go-quiet-after-damning-epstein-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Doodle Don is Dodging: Trump and His Clown Car Cabinet GO QUIET After DAMNING Epstein Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"449\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1050776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png 1101w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=300,132 300w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=768,337 768w, https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Black-Logo-White-Fill-For-Email.png?resize=1024,449 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald Trump and his Cabinet of MAGA lackeys are nowhere to be found, dodging questions from the press and holding no events over the weekend after new reporting uncovered Trump\u2019s alarming note to Jeffrey Epstein, telling the infamous sex trafficker, \u201c<em>We have certain things in common, Jeffrey<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TODAY: Donald Trump refused to take a single question from reporters at the White House today.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/factpostnews\/status\/1946295211258175676\">FactPost<\/a>: \u201cQ: Did you order Pam Bondi to release the full files?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrump: *ignores, walks away*\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SUNDAY SCARIES: Trump and his Cabinet are dodging their usual weekend events and media appearances.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/playbook\">Politico Playbook<\/a>: \u201cSUNDAY SO FAR \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPOLITICO \u2018The Conversation with Dasha Burns\u2019: Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFox News \u2018Sunday Morning Futures\u2019: Senate Majority Leader John Thune \u2026 Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) \u2026 Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) \u2026 Curtis Sliwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCNN \u2018State of the Union\u2019: Beto O\u2019Rourke \u2026 Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). Panel: Bryan Lanza, Karen Finney, Jaime Herrera Beutler and Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNewsNation \u2018The Hill Sunday\u2019: Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.) \u2026 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) \u2026 Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) Panel: Yoni Appelbaum \u2026 Jessica Taylor \u2026 Tia Mitchell \u2026 Michael Warren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMSNBC \u2018The Weekend\u2019: Jim Parsons \u2026 Colorado AG Phil Weiser \u2026 Matt Crane.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>YESTERDAY: The Wall Street Journal broke a bombshell report uncovering Trump\u2019s alarming note to Jeffrey Epstein, telling the infamous sex trafficker, \u201cWe have certain things in common, Jeffrey.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/politics\/trump-jeffrey-epstein-birthday-letter-we-have-certain-things-in-common-f918d796?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=ASWzDAiGWniqIBc5oZ8zBj-UoM8uYYLRTz_DwUeT2QYx1kAWJJ7uOLVAlQA6Vq4rllo%3D&amp;gaa_ts=687a7cff&amp;gaa_sig=t9eorJXUO9XRRLiI54zH-g3GxLMGX4ClqP0v6El79vxuDc_OUvem04c8aHMDbVeH1Vzi0XWurE5ImZ4F06DULw%3D%3D\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>: \u201cThe letter bearing Trump\u2019s name, which was reviewed by the Journal, is bawdy\u2014like others in the album. \u2026 The letter concludes: <strong>\u2018Happy Birthday \u2014 and may every day be another wonderful secret.\u2019 \u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEpstein\u2019s associations with Trump and many powerful people have been well documented. 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