President Donald Trump has declared war on Rupert Murdoch as MAGA rages over the Epstein scandal, suing the media mogul and saying he “looks forward” to making him testify in court. The looming showdown between the president and his on-again,

After a week of angst over Jeffrey Epstein, the GOP base gave President Donald Trump a breather today from the relentless criticism. All it took was a media report suggesting the president was even closer to the disgraced financier than he’s been letting on.

In a Truth Social post on Sunday, the President wrote that his ratings have increased due to a number of his policies.

I dated Jeffrey for a period of more or less, I think about four or five months, and the only friend that he would mention every time we saw each other or had a phone conversation was Donald.” Trump and his administration recently faced scrutiny over their handling of Epstein’s sex abuse case after building up hype for the files’ release — only for the Department of Justice and FBI to say there was no evidence Epstein was murdered in jail,