The president is attempting to keep calm in front of the cameras, but behind the scenes he’s fuming.

Donald Trump is reportedly getting more and more fed up with his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein drama that has consumed headlines for weeks.

Trump is frustrated that the scandal has overshadowed his agenda and dominated the news, two people familiar with his thinking told The Washington Post in a Sunday report.

Nearly a dozen sources close to the situation spoke to the Post about the issue, painting a picture of an administration adrift, lacking a clear strategy and blindsided by the intensity of the backlash—particularly from Trump’s own base. Many officials had reportedly hoped that Americans would move on from the unreleased Epstein files, underestimating the sustained outrage.

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    6 days ago

    If he didn’t want to be called out on all the raping of women and kids then he shouldn’t have raped all those women and kids.

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      5 days ago

      Even giving him the largest benefit of the doubt (that he didn’t earn), he hung out with Jeffrey fucking Epstein, known sex trafficker and child abuser. If I chose to spend time with him, even close acquaintances would judge me harshly for that, and rightly so…

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        5 days ago

        You forgot a part: Even giving him the largest benefit of the doubt (that he didn’t earn), he , Trump, a convicted rapist on the state of NY hung out with Jeffrey fucking Epstein, known sex trafficker and child abuser. If I chose to spend time with him, even close acquaintances would judge me harshly for that, and rightly so…