Overview

• Charlamagne Tha God told Lara Trump on Fox News that the Jeffrey Epstein files scandal could give traditional conservatives an opening to reclaim the Republican Party from the MAGA movement.
• President Trump blasted Charlamagne on Truth Social as a “racist sleazebag” with “Low IQ,” challenged his use of “God” in his stage name, and touted his record.
• Charlamagne responded via Instagram, mocking Trump by invoking the character Urkel and accusing him of “scraping the bottom of the Black barrel.”
• The dispute follows outrage among parts of the MAGA base after the Justice Department and FBI concluded Epstein died by suicide and found no incriminating client list.
• The public spat highlights the growing role of media personalities in political debate and deepens existing divisions between establishment conservatives and Trump loyalists.