{"id":31219,"date":"2025-06-18T13:26:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=31219"},"modified":"2025-06-18T13:26:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T13:26:59","slug":"war-on-iran-is-splitting-trumps-maga-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/?p=31219","title":{"rendered":"War on Iran is splitting Trump\u2019s Maga movement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content-sign-up-topic-description o3-type-body-base\">Your guide to what Trump\u2019s second term means for Washington, business and the world<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"article__content-sign-up-iframe close\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"signUpIframe\" data-prev-url=\"\/register\/in-article-sign-up?ft-content-uuid=02d13566-27ce-48b5-932d-22c49365b5c3&amp;newsletter-id=65b8fec772badb00166eafc6\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>\u201cAnyone slobbering for the US to become fully involved in the Israel\/Iran war is not America First\/Maga\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009We are sick and tired of foreign wars.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those are the words of congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene \u2014 normally regarded as one of Donald Trump\u2019s most loyal followers. They highlight the deep split that has emerged inside the Maga movement as the US president warms to the idea of using America\u2019s military might against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>For many of Trump\u2019s most ardent supporters that would be a deep betrayal. One of his most consistent campaign themes was his condemnation of \u201cforever wars\u201d. In one typical outburst in 2019, he proclaimed: \u201cGoing into the Middle East is the worst decision ever made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many of the politicians and pundits who are most strongly associated with the Maga movement have now come out explicitly against deeper US involvement in the war on Iran. The critics include Tucker Carlson, Steve Bannon and former congressman Matt Gaetz. Carlson has used his newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/charliespiering\/status\/1933529812095672657\" data-trackable=\"link\">to urge<\/a>: \u201cDrop Israel. Let them fight their own wars\u201d, adding: \u201cWhat happens next will define Donald Trump\u2019s presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There are also signs that the anti-war right is linking up with the anti-war left. When Thomas Massie, a conservative Republican congressman, filed a House resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/06\/17\/congress\/thomas-massie-iran-resolution-war-powers-00410454\" data-trackable=\"link\">seeking to block<\/a> US involvement in the war this week, he swiftly got a host of co-sponsors from the Democratic left, including congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself has already jabbed back at his critics from within the Maga movement, calling Carlson \u201ckooky\u201d on social media. Meanwhile, supporters of America\u2019s traditional role as world policeman (sometimes referred to as neoconservatives) within the Republican party have rallied to back Trump\u2019s increasingly bellicose line on Iran. The supporters include senators Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell.<\/p>\n<p>The split within Trump\u2019s base extends to the rightwing media scene. Greene has condemned Fox News and the New York Post for cheerleading for the war. Carlson, meanwhile, has used his own media platform to go after the neoconservatives \u2014 conducting a notably aggressive interview with Ted Cruz, in which he accused the Texas Republican senator of cheerleading for a war against a country that he knew nothing about.<\/p>\n<p>Vice-president JD Vance is known to have been sceptical about the case for war with Iran for many months. Buckley Carlson, Tucker\u2019s son, is his deputy press secretary.<\/p>\n<p>But Vance is now trying to act as peacemaker between the clashing factions within the Maga movement. In a post on X, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JDVance\/status\/1934996183702704404\" data-trackable=\"link\">he pleaded that<\/a> Trump \u201chas earned some trust on this issue\u201d. He also tried to reassure uneasy Maga supporters that the president is \u201conly interested in using the American military to accomplish the American people\u2019s goals\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>An Economist\/YouGov poll taken a few days ago <a href=\"https:\/\/responsiblestatecraft.org\/iran-israel-war-2672386204\/\" data-trackable=\"link\">suggested that<\/a> 53 per cent of Trump supporters opposed the US joining the war, with just 19 per cent supporting involvement. That could change, if and when American planes start flying sorties over Iran. The early days of a war often create a \u201crally round the flag\u201d effect.<\/p>\n<p>But if the war goes wrong, there will be bitter recriminations. Iran could be the issue that breaks the Maga movement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/mailto:gideon.rachman@ft.com\" data-trackable=\"link\"><em>gideon.rachman@ft.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/02d13566-27ce-48b5-932d-22c49365b5c3\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump\u2019s second term means for Washington,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":31220,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-us","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=31219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/31220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=31219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=31219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/financialrush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=31219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}