The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: Is The GOP Going To Stage A Political Coup Against Trump?

Episode Date: July 24, 2025

Charlamagne Tha God gives Donkey of the Day to House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans. Listen for more!YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakfastClubPower1051FMSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Alright Charlene, please tell me why was I your donkey of the day? Donkey of the day for Thursday, July 24th goes to House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans because they have stopped all legislative business to avoid voting on releasing the Epstein files. Yes, Democrats said they planned a stage of vote on bringing legislation to the floor that would force the release of the Epstein files and House Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Republican said, uh-uh, we're going to vanish for a couple of months before we let that happen. Let's go to MSNBC for the report, please.

For all of Trump's efforts to change the subject, the Epstein story is not going away. And part of the reason it's not going away is that Trump himself is prolonging the story. Trump also has drawn attention back to this case by insisting that his allies in Congress block any effort to release more information on Epstein. Today's little lackey, Speaker Mike Johnson, made the decision to effectively shut down the House just to stall a bipartisan effort

to get materials from the Epstein probe, which is a fairly ham-handed way to get people to stop talking about a topic. Of course, we're going to keep talking about the topic. And if there was any doubt that Trump was behind that decision, just listen to how Speaker Johnson's position changed in just the past week. We should put everything out there and let the people decide. We cannot be careless in an open release like that.

You have to be very careful. Seems a little under duress there. Second video? I don't know. Now, we had Pete Buttigieg up here, former Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg up here this morning, and he spoke on why we the people should care about this. Let's listen.

You see all these headlines about Epstein, but you think to yourself, what I care about is how the Congress is dealing with healthcare, taxes, et cetera. Okay, well, Congress just got shut down. The Republicans just shut down the United States House of Representatives for two months in order to avoid having to vote on Donald Trump blocking the Epstein files. So even if you don't give a shit about the news story or the sensationalism of it, this now affects you.

Because one of your branches of government is not operational between now and September. Because Speaker Mike Johnson and the Republicans would rather shut that branch of government down than let the Epstein files come out. Ooh, ooh, drop on by some people to judge. Now also yesterday, The Wall Street Journal reported that back in May, President Trump was told that his name is among many in the Epstein files. Let's go to CBS News for a report, please. The Wall Street Journal reporting that Trump was told

by his Justice Department in a briefing in May that his name were in quote, a truckload of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. They also note that quote many other high profile figures were also named. The Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanch, the number two at the Department of Justice told the Wall Street Journal that they made Trump aware of these findings and then again noted that there was nothing in the files that warranted further investigation.

In a response on this story to CBS News, White House Communications Director Stephen Chung noted that President Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club many years ago, quote, for being a creep, and said that this latest reporting from the Wall Street Journal is, quote, nothing more than a continuation of fake news stories. Wow. Attorney General Pan Bondi also told President Trump that the justice department decided not to release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect the victims. No, tell the truth. You don't want to release the files because you have a need to protect President Donald Trump and whatever other powerful figures who are in those files. Okay. This is why I keep stressing that Democrats and everybody should never ever stop talking about the Epstein files.

This is the bipartisan common sense issue that all Americans can agree on. Okay, no matter how much the Trump administration floods the zone with other stories, whenever they try to turn the channel to something else, folks need to turn it right back to the Epstein files. They didn't care when he got indicted 91 times. They didn't care when he got impeached twice. They didn't care when he tried to stage an actual insurrection. They were cool when he got found liable for sexual abuse in civil court, but the Epstein files got the MAGA base outraged.

They are not with it. Okay, the biggest cover up in America today. This is Democrats transgendergenders, transgender and women's sports issue, okay? Republicans never, ever, still to this day I've stopped talking about that. Dems need to treat the Epstein files the exact same way, okay? It's just an obvious cover-up and Dems need to ask every day why is the Trump administration protecting pedophiles? Simple as that, okay? Democrats, you've been looking for a way to connect with Trump supporters you've been looking for a way to build

a bridge with MAGA that Epstein files is the issue that does that and Mike Johnson you think you're doing Trump a favor by shutting down the house for a couple of months so they don't force a vote to release the Epstein files but all you really did was make matters worse by doing that and I personally believe and I'm putting on my tin foil my tin tin foil, poosh-iesty mask right now, but I personally believe that's the whole plan. Okay, just a week ago, Mike Johnson was one of many Republicans pressing the Trump administration for more transparency on the Epstein case.

Then there was a story that JD Vance allegedly visited Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News in the Wall Street Journal, right before the Wall Street Journal dropped Trump's letter to Epstein. Then this week, this week Monday, Mike Johnson says they are shutting down the House to avoid voting on releasing the Epstein files. And then a couple days later, the Wall Street Journal drops this exclusive that Trump is indeed in the Epstein files. Also we know Trump is suing Rupert Murdoch, who has been a long time advisor and political ally to Trump.

He's suing him for $10 billion! All that glazing Rupert Murdoch and Fox News have done for Trump. And as soon as they do something Trump doesn't like, he sues them for $10 billion. He's a friend to nobody. But I want you all to follow me for a second. Trump got beat for Rupert Murdoch, Elon Musk, all these people who really helped put him in power. They don't seem to be rocking with him anymore. And I don't know if Trump realizes it and I could be completely wrong. But if Trump is definitively named in the Epstein files in a damning way, credible

allegations not just association, I believe this is the perfect excuse for Republican elites to stage a political coup and push him out. Trust when I tell you Republicans always fall in line, but there are power players in the GOP who have wanted to move on from Trump for years, but they are afraid of his base. But all Republican leaders would have to say is we didn't betray Trump, he betrayed us and the movement. Okay, because he was supposed to bring down this elite system that has been complicit in a child sex trafficking ring,

but instead he was a part of it. See, if Trump is implicated, all the conspiracy theorists head would explode. The pizza gate, QAnon, save the children, anti-establishment crowd would lose its mind. Okay Republicans could flip on Trump and fear no political consequences from the MAGA base. Okay no backlash from the MAGA base because they couldn't support anyone connected to this level of evil no matter how good the policies were. Okay see Trump's superpower is that he's seen as separate from the swamp. But

if you're named incredible Epstein allegations, come on man. I mean, even the diehard MAG supporters would be like, we got played. Okay, he's just like them, time to move on. You think JD Vance was allegedly meeting with Rupert Murdoch for no reason? You think JD Vance has been quiet on this for nothing?

They're calling for Jelaine Maxwell to be subpoenaed to testify before Congress. If Epstein-related testimony or documents spark a new investigation, then this could trigger Republicans to activate the 25th Amendment. What is that Uncle Sharla? The 25th Amendment is if the President dies or resigns or is removed from office as a result of impeachment proceedings, then the Vice President shall become President. Not to mention 2026 is around the corner. Okay.

Epstein files might be too toxic for house and Senate races. Republicans want to stay in power. They can ditch them without looking disloyal to the base. See Democrats don't have the power to do this anyway. Okay. Republicans can expose them, impeach them, have them removed, look like the hero, look like the heroes and take their party back. This is Republican leadership best shot to get him out without getting outraged from the base.

It's about morality, protecting the children, and draining the swamp for real. But I think Republicans already know that. Okay, I believe this is a plan, a political coup is being staged. Let's just sit back and watch it all play out. In the meantime, please give House Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Republicans the biggest E-Haul. I love a political donkey. Alright, well thank you for that donkey today. Yes indeed. We'll see what happens.

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