Elon Musk Goes Nuclear on Trump’s Epstein Crisis With All-Night Posting Meltdown
Elon Musk lit up X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) overnight, mocking Donald Trump’s latest defense of the Jeffrey Epstein saga and goading the ex-president for proof. Musk taunted Trump’s claim that damning “Epstein Files” were a left-wing “hoax,” tweeting, “Wow, amazing that Epstein ‘killed himself’ and Ghislaine is in federal prison for a hoax,” and demanding that Trump “release the files and point out which part is the hoax.” The billionaire’s fireworks came in response to Trump’s Truth Social meltdown, where the former president had complained the Epstein inquiry was a “SCAM” by Democrats and branded any doubters as gullible “weaklings” and “stupid” fools. In short, Musk’s all-night posting spree turned into a full-blown Twitter (X) showdown, setting off Republican infighting and conspiracy chatter across social media.
Musk’s All-Night Posting Spree
Elon Musk went on a furious posting binge on X, essentially running a public “investigation” into Trump’s Epstein stance. According to press accounts, he fired off 13 posts in just over an hour on Wednesday afternoon, then “another barrage” through the early hours of Thursday. Musk pulled no punches: he accused the administration of a cover-up, asking pointedly “Where is Phase 2?” after sharing a photo of the slim “Epstein Files: Phase 1” binder handed out at the White House. He pressed for evidence from Epstein’s mansion and plane logs, even quizzing X’s new AI assistant Grok on the case. Grok’s chilling answers – confirming there were government flight records and reporting “over 1000 confirmed young victims” in Epstein’s network – only fueled the drama. With each tweet Musk challenged Trump’s narrative: one read “It’s a cover up (obviously)” and another quipped that if even the worst offenders were prosecuted it would be “something. But zero?” By dawn, Musk’s profile was littered with snarky Epstein commentary – an X-fueled contrarian drive-by on Trump’s claims.
Trump’s ‘Epstein Hoax’ Defense
Trump has dug in, insisting the whole Epstein controversy is a partisan myth. In interviews and on Truth Social he has blasted those demanding files as naïve. At one point, Trump told a reporter bluntly: “I know it’s a hoax, it’s started by Democrats, it’s been run by the Democrats for four years.” On Truth Social he went further, declaring that a “radical left” has manufactured “the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax” to smear his administration. He fulminated that MAGA supporters who question the case are “weaklings” who have swallowed this “SCAM” by the “Lunatic Left.” In effect, Trump painted any inquiry into Epstein as doing “the Democrats’ work” – a stance Musk gleefully attacked. Musk highlighted the contradiction by sarcastically noting how Trump’s DOJ had kept key documents secret: if there really were nothing to hide, “he should just release the files,” Musk wrote.
Republican Infighting and Conspiracy Storm
These exchanges have ignited a faction fight in the MAGA movement. The drama over Epstein files – long a shrine for right-wing conspiracy theories – has splintered Trump’s base. Conservative influencers are openly feuding: some former Trump allies now break ranks, demanding transparency. Even Trump’s allies have urged action. House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly pressed the Justice Department to dump everything on the table, saying “we should put everything out there and let the people decide.” Lara Trump (the president’s daughter-in-law) called for “more transparency” on the case. Meanwhile, extremist activists are in full cry: for example, far-right podcaster Laura Loomer and InfoWars’ Alex Jones are ranting on X about the so-called cover-up. As Politico reports, Musk’s lax new X moderation has thrown Republicans into the same online arena as fringe conspiracists. That outlet warned that Epstein paranoia is “splitting MAGA’s unruly factions” and that X has become “ground zero” for theories that were once confined to darker corners. In short, Trump’s inflammatory “hoax” rhetoric and Musk’s response have turned the issue into a GOP civil war.
Internet Reaction and Media Frenzy
Every tweet in this feud has been a hit on social media. Musk’s firehose of posts and Trump’s counter-punches have dominated trending topics on X and beyond. Media outlets and pundits have jumped in to hype the spectacle. Global News headlined its report “Musk mocks ‘Epstein hoax’ as poll finds majority of Americans think Trump hiding info,” leading with Musk’s “Wow, amazing…” jab and noting Trump’s “I know it’s a hoax” remark. Likewise, The Daily Beast documented Musk’s “all-night posting spree” as a case of “twisting the knife” in Trump’s wounds. News video shows and political commentators are dissecting every angle: one Daily Beast column quipped that Musk had “dropped the really big bomb” in Trump’s MAGA base. Even polls have become part of the narrative – a Reuters/Ipsos survey cited by Global News found only 17% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the Epstein files, and about two-thirds of Republicans suspect the administration is hiding something. In the Twittersphere, memes portray Musk as detective or heckler, while Trump loyalists sling counter-memes about the “Truth.” The upshot: this brawl has broken into mainstream discourse as a juicy, shareable “Twitter meltdown,” fuelling Reddit threads and cable news segments alike.
In the end, Musk has effectively gone nuclear on this issue – and Trump’s move to call the Epstein revelations a “hoax” has only poured gasoline on the fire. The former tech advisor turned media troll is now daring the GOP to match his outrage. Whether Trump can come up with proof – or whether the files ever see daylight – remains to be seen. For now, one thing’s clear: the Epstein saga has become a tabloid-friendly, internet-fueled cage match. The president can’t simply wish it away as a hoax anymore. Strap in – with Musk holding court on X, this conspiracy-fueled showdown is far from over.
