President Trump's decision to carry out strikes on Iran has further exposed a fracture among some of the president's fiercest supporters inside MAGA world.
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Since the first strike last week, Trump's actions in Iran have faced stark criticism from some of the most popular voices in MAGA media who helped boost his 2024 campaign, ranging from longtime adviser Steve Bannon to more recent converts like conservative media personalities Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly.
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"They tell us it's regime change, but not regime change. It's a war, but it's not a war. But we can't rule out boots on the ground. And if it we want it to be a forever war, it can be a forever war, but it's not a forever war," Winter said. "There have been no publicly made comments in the last four days to give me any comfort that this is not going to turn into [a forever war]."
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Loomer, who has emerged as one of the most influential pro-Trump voices, said the president also asked her how the Iran strikes were going over with his supporters. "What are people saying about it? I believe there's overwhelming support for this," she said Trump asked.
Loomer agreed with the president but told him there were "some people who aren't happy about it, but they're the general misfits," specifically referring to Tucker Carlson, who had earlier that day
told ABC News' Jonathan Karl that the strikes were "absolutely disgusting and evil."
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Days later, Trump told ABC Jonathan Karl, "Tucker has lost his way" and that he "knew that a long time ago, and he's not MAGA. MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our country great again. MAGA is America first, and Tucker is none of those things. And Tucker is really not smart enough to understand that."
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"This is all b-------, doomer, black pilled, liberal media b------- designed to fracture you before an election, to drive down approval ratings and voter enthusiasm, so Republicans lose and Donald Trump can get impeached," podcaster and former FBI deputy director Dan Bongino said on his show this week. "That is all this is."
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Given the gravity of the issue, Winters said she has been surprised that the outcry from the base hasn't been even more forceful.
"The debate over the
Epstein files created more political blowback on the administration than what they're doing in Iran, standing on the brink of a potential forever war," she said.
"And seeing the base not more outrageous about that -- it's pretty wild, because that's a tenant that's foundational to MAGA."
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