It’s also him just being a fascist piece of shit. If it wasn’t Epstein, there would be something else. He uses scandals to distract from his scandals.

In 2017 a guy ran into the effigy they burn

I’m not sure that Trump dying would improve things. We then end up with President Vance, who is a Thiel creation and Yarvin fan. Possibly less corrupt, but definitely more competent and disciplined. Trump’s main motivator is ego and impulse, but Vance actually believes in the TechFash goals.