“Cover.” This is the word that ricoche through the Manosphere, echoing X Feeds and Podcast episodes after the Trump administration has published the so-called Epstein files, and said the case was closed.
The backlash was instantaneous and fierce. It was Donald Trump’s most vocal defenders in the 2024 campaign: tradcons, alpha bros, influencers and male revivalists who painted Trump as a rampart against the liberal elite and the “awakened” control of America. They helped deliver young unhappy and unhappy voters to the Trump camp in the castenous as the last male figure standing between order and chaos.
But now many of them openly accuse Trump’s administration of betraying the very cause they gathered.
On July 7, the Ministry of Justice, led by the Attorney General Pam Bondi, published its long -awaited report on Jeffrey Epstein. He concluded that Epstein was not murdered, that there was no list of customers and that no eminent person would be charged. This announcement has indeed closed years of conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Epstein and the alleged sex trafficking network, a story that had become a sacred terrain for many on the far right.
The report landed as a bomb in the Manosphere.
Matt Walsh, one of the most influential online conservatives, came back from a social media interruption to release a storm of fire. “I came back from vacation to learn that Epstein was apparently not an international sex trafficker for children,” he posted on X on July 12. Her thread – Sharp, sarcastic and furious – came viral, accusing the administration of gas lighting and withdrawing from a moral crusade which it had once approved.
“Pam Bondi invited influencers to the White House and gave them great binders who have literally said” Epstein files “in huge bold letters on the front. If the files never existed, why did the White House do this? ” Asked Walsh. In another article, he added: “The Attorney General said that she had the list of customers on his desk. The White House made a large demonstration of binders” Epstein files: phase 1 “to a bunch of influencers. Now they tell us that there is no list and we should talk about it.”
The Attorney General said that she had the list of customers on her desktop. The White House has made a large demonstration of bonding of binders marked “Epstein files: Phase 1” to a bunch of influencers. Now they tell us that there is no list and we have to stop talking about it. Well, why did you say there …
– Matt walsh (@mattwalshblog) July 13, 2025
Half of Walsh’s recent items are now dedicated to Epstein drama, all dripping with skepticism and rage. With nearly 4 million followers and tens of millions of views on its posts, its revolt is difficult to ignore.
Other right -wing influencers have joined. Charlie Kirk overturned Trump around Trump, rather supporting the deputy director of the FBI, Dan Bongino, who would consider the resignation of the report. Bongino himself was once a strong voice pushing the theory of the Epstein list before joining the administration.
It would be a huge loss for the country if we lost Dan Bongino at the FBI.
– Charlie Kirk (@ Charliekirk11) July 11, 2025
Jack Posobiec turned to a gallows humor: “Name things you have more confident than the idea that Epstein had no customers.” But he also clarified his position: “I will not rest before going on full of full on January 6 on the files of Jeffrey Epstein.”
Name things you trust more than the idea that Epstein had no customers:
– Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@jackposobia) July 13, 2025
James O’Keefe, meanwhile, focused on editors of the Doj report. “There are only two possibilities,” he wrote. “1) There is no longer the story of Epstein. 2) There is concealment. “
There are only two possibilities;
1) There is no longer the story of Epstein.
2) There is a concealment
It’s time for us to hear FBI agents directly
– James O’Keefe (@jamesokeefeiii) July 12, 2025
The ditch develops. It is not just Epstein. This is the narrative machinery of the right losing one of its most powerful weapons. For years, the Epstein affair symbolized everything that does not go with the impunity elite. The idea of a list of customers, filled with powerful names that have visited a private island, which would be the center of a ring of sexual traffic, was a cultural touchstone. His perceived disappearance feels, these influencers, like betrayal.
Why it matters
This rupture reveals a dangerous paradox for Trump. He built part of his base on the grievance, indignation and conspiracy. Now that he is back to power, he risks becoming the establishment itself as these targeted plots. The fallout also reflects a broader transformation in online law. Manosphere is no longer just a cheerleading team for Trump. He has his own hierarchy, his own causes and increasingly his own enemies.
While Trump urges his base to “move on” and celebrate Pam Bondi, some parts of the digital movement that helped propel him to victory refuse to follow.
They drew a line. And behind this line is the ghost of Jeffrey Epstein.
