Kevin O’Leary Claims ‘Nobody Gives a Damn About Epstein’ During CNN Clash: ‘Maybe They Were Raped, Maybe They Weren’t’
Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary claimed “nobody gives a damn about” Jeffrey Epstein on CNN Monday as the Trump administration continued to take heat from supporters for failing to release documents relating to the late child sex offender.
“The fundamental deal Trump made with his base was that he was gonna root out this mysterious cabal of elites that were running things,” said journalist Ahmed Baba during a panel debate on CNN NewsNight. “And a key part of this became these Epstein files, right?”
He added, “Essentially, what he [Trump] is proving is that he actually is one of these corrupt elites himself, right?”
As Baba continued to make his argument, O’Leary interrupted, “Nobody gives a damn about Epstein ’cause he’s still dead! OK? He’s still dead. No one gives a damn.”
O’Leary claimed, “The average person at the kitchen table is not worrying about Epstein. Don’t give a damn. They wanna provide for their family and they are.”
Host Abby Phillip then pointed to a poll that showed 83% of Republicans believed the Trump administration should release all government information on the Epstein case.
“The average American, awake for 18 hours a day, how many minutes do you think they spend worrying about this stuff?” asked O’Leary. “Maybe they were raped, maybe they weren’t. This is not what American families give a damn about.”
Phillip shot back, “We do know there were victims, so that’s not speculative.”
As the debate continued, O’Leary shouted, “Nobody gives a poop! Nobody gives a poop, poop, poop… Worst case scenario, all this stuff’s true, does that in any way affect the American economy?”
“There’s more to life than the American economy,” replied panelist Ana Kasparian. “There’s justice and the fact that we might have pedophiles serving in our government right now.”
“Oh my goodness! That’s horrible. I’m just saying, what people care about is how to feed their families and how the economy grows,” O’Leary insisted. “This stuff is poop on a stick! Nobody gives– I gotta stop.”
Watch above via CNN.
