Trump live: President pushes Republicans to stop Epstein vote this week in major loyalty test

Trump also commented on the feud with Marjorie Taylor Greene tonight as he was asked by reporters to respond to her claim that she is concerned for her safety.

Greene alleged Saturday that she was being contacted “by private security firms with warnings for my safety as a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world,” referring to Trump.

“I don’t think her life is in danger,” Trump responded Sunday night. “Frankly, I don’t think anybody cares about her.”

He called her “Marjorie Traitor Greene” again when speaking with reporters.

President Donald Trump was quizzed about the ongoing Epstein files controversy by reporters this evening as he made his way back to Washington, D.C.

Trump appeared irritated when he was asked by a reporter about Rep. Thomas Massie, who is one of the rebel Republicans leading the charge to release the Epstein files.

“Representative Massie says he’s concerned that the Epstein probe you’re calling for could be a smokescreen to block the release of more files. Is that the case?” a reporter asked Trump.

The president replied: “Well, I don’t want to talk about it because fake news like you… you’re a terrible reporter, and fake news like you they keep bringing that up to deflect from the tremendous success of the Trump administration.”

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he anticipates people to “feel” the cost of living decreasing in the first or second quarter of 2026.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche reiterated the Justice Department’s promise to hold those involved with Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes accountable – as the president seeks to quash the House from forcing the DoJ to release the remainder of the Epstein files.

“We’re going to continue to find out if there’s anybody responsible, anyone who hasn’t been held accountable and if they’re out there, we’ll find them,” Blanche told Fox News’s “The Big Weekend Show” Sunday evening.

Blanche, who is also Trump’s former personal lawyer, was tasked with questioning Epstein’s accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell, earlier this year. From their interview, Maxwell said she had never witnessed Trump at Epstein’s home and that he and Epstein were not close friends.

However, recent emails, released by House Democrats, appear to dispute that information as they allude to Trump spending time at Epstein’s home while a potential victim was present.

“The Epstein investigation is something that has gone on for over a decade, and there’s nobody, there’s nobody that wants to make sure that we deal with that more than President Trump, more than Attorney General Bondi, Director Patel, myself and so that’s what we’re going to do,” Blanche added.

Both Trump and Bondi have refused to release more information related to the Epstein investigation.

Few allies can remain in Donald Trump’s good graces forever.

For a while, it seemed like far-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene might be the one who bucked the trend, but now it seems her time has come, too.

Republican Senator John Barasso, who serves as majority whip, refused to commit to holding a vote on the Epstein files in the Senate, should it pass in the House.

“We all want accountability and transparency, but to me, this is not about truth; it’s not about justice, it’s about an attempt by Democrats to make President Trump a lame duck president,” Barasso told NBC News’s “Meet the Press” Sunday.

Barasso said the Senate would “take a look” at the Epstein files discharge petition if it makes its way to the upper chamber but stopped short of promising to hold a vote on it.

“I love this woman. I love this country. God bless America,” Glenn wrote in a post on X, accompanied by several loved-up photographs of him with Greene. The MAGA firebrand responded “I love you” with a heart emoji.

The House of Representatives is aiming to vote on a discharge petition for the Epstein Files Tuesday, Politico reported.

The vote, which needs 218 votes, would compel the Justice Department to release the remainder of the documents related to the government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The vote is expected to pass in the House but would then need Senate approval before heading to President Donald Trump’s desk to sign.

Approximately 60 percent of people disapprove of congressional Democrats’ handling of the government shutdown, a new poll from CBS News / YouGov found.

Emerging from the longest shutdown in history, Democrats seemingly underperformed expectations compared to Republicans, according to the survey of more than 1,200 people.

Nearly half of the respondents, 49 percent, said Democrats’ attempts to restore healthcare tax credits were not worth the shutdown. However, more respondents, 52 percent, said Republicans’ refusal to negotiate on the tax credits was not worth the shutdown.

Approximately 36 percent of people said Democrats did not compromise enough, while 33 percent believe Democrats compromised too much.

A vast majority of people believe Republicans got what they wanted from the shutdown, while Democrats did not.

Three men aboard a vessel in the Eastern Pacific were killed Saturday at the direction of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the US military announced Sunday.

As part of the ongoing operation to stop boats accused of smuggling illicit narcotics into the U.S., the Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a “lethal kinetic strike” on a vessel that allegedly was operated by a “designated terrorist organization.”

This is the 19th strike of such kind to be conducted since early September, elevating the death toll to 78 people.

Despite claims, the Defense Department has offered no evidence to confirm that the boats are carrying narcotics or that those in the boats are “narco terrorists.”