MAGA on the Defensive as Trump Indictment Goes Viral and False Conspiracies Spread

She defined a “twisted game” between the two men that ultimately led to the alleged groping before Epstein, who appeared to be interested in Williams at the time, was convicted of sex offenses in 2019.

Karoline Leavitt, Trump's campaign press secretary, has since denied the claim in a statement, the Guardian reported. “These allegations, made by a former Barack Obama campaigner and announced in a Harris campaign announcement two weeks before the election, are clearly false. It is obvious that this fake story was created by the Harris campaign.”

These claims emerged around the same time that Vice President Kamala Harris called her Republican rival a “fascist” at a CNN town hall in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. Her statement, in turn, aligns with comments from Trump's longest-serving White House chief of staff, John Kelly, who also argued that his previous experiences with the ex-POTUS led him to believe that his former boss “fits the general definition of a fascist.”

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Trump groped a minor?

As if that wasn't enough, commenters on social media fueled the fire even further by claiming that Democrats allegedly had access to a bombshell video of the former president “groping a minor” at a fundraiser. Democratic strategist and YouTuber Keith Edwards previously tweeted: “I'm told Trump groped a minor at one of his donor dinners – and that there's a video.”

While many asked for visual proof of the accusation, Trump supporters questioned what they said were Democrats' “desperate” attempts to denigrate the Republican presidential candidate just days before the election. Trump supporter Charlie Kirk wrote on the microblogging platform: “You're about to see insanely desperate things from the Democrats.” Expect fake AI to generate nonsense about Trump soon. Stay focused and vote!”

Another user of the site added to the trending chain: “Word is the Democrats are sitting on a Trump bombshell video and MAGA is already fighting for damage control.” Looks like they're in panic mode. This is going to get ugly real quick.”

Why was “Kamala Groped Me” trending on X?

Ultimately, the majority of Trump supporters did not respond in kind to the flood of negative comments against the former president. To counterattack Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, MAGA supporters roared at her parade, parroting the same accusations and replacing Trump's name with Harris'. Soon, “#KamalaGropedMe” surprisingly landed at the top of the US trends list.

An endless line of Trump supporters joined in, setting off a chain of unwarranted false claims as they continued to “joke” about a supposedly traumatic experience at the hands of Harris. Someone wrote: “To all my brothers who have suffered in silence for the past 30 years until two weeks before the election: know that it is not your fault.” You are not alone. Many victims of Kamala’s serial burials came forward 13 days before the election. #KamalaGropedMe#MeToo.”

The left-leaning crowd on the Elon Musk-led website condemned “Trumpers” for reducing such a heated conversation to mere ridiculousness. One Why not make a joke about someone who has never been accused of such heinous crimes to ward him off? ELON-” Meanwhile, a second said: “It's no surprise that Maga #KamalaGropedMe is trending because Maga thinks sexual assault is a damn joke.”

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So far, no video has gone online that supports the claim that Trump groped a minor.

Still, his mere mention was enough to anger the right-wing extremists. Further vile conspiracy theories eventually expanded the collection of tweets under the tag #KamalaGropedMe. One user wrote: “With #KamalaGropedMe trending and just two weeks before the election, an anonymous source is finally ready to talk about an incident that allegedly occurred in 2009 at a California nightclub. He claims Kamala brutally groped him while Obama looked on. AI image for reference.” Another person who believed Democrats were to blame commented: “And that's exactly how these lies trivialized real sexual assault #democratshatewomen #democratsareevil #kamalagropedme.”
Trump supporter Brad Perry even shared the link to a group chat titled “Kamala Groped Me Support Group.” He captioned the post: “#BREAKING: Support group formed for the thousands of @KamalaHarris/@KamalaHQ victims who survived#KamalaGropedMe!!!” Join the discussion below!”

In an earlier tweet, he maintained his sardonic tone and wrote: “#BREAKING: Thousands unite against groping by sharing their stories! #KamalaGropedMe showcases the compelling stories of how @KamalaHarris/@KamalaHQ allowed so many to get away with it. “ Years when she fought her way to the top and exploited thousands. Share yours!”

Due to the mobilization from the tweet and the growing trend, numerous others continued to drop their satirical interpretations of the hashtag.