How MAGA Divides over Iran Manifested at CPAC

CPAC crowd struggles to maintain support for war in Iran as US considers boots on the ground

Conflicted supporters of President Donald Trump wrestled with his decision to go to war in Iran, at the Conservative Political Action conference this week in Grapevine, Texas.

Iran conflict divides Republicans at CPAC

A gathering of prominent American conservatives last week exposed deep divisions within the Republican Party over the Iran war. Some longtime Donald Trump loyalists questioned the escalation — one warned that “a ground invasion of Iran will make our country poorer and less safe” — while others praised the president’s strikes. The split at the Conservative Political Action Conference reflected generational divides within the party over involvemen…

At CPAC, 'America First' faithful split over Trump's 'ass-kicking' in Iran

The MAGA crowd at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference looked older and noticeably more subdued than years before, with much of the energy coming from Iranian-American supporters of the U.S.–Israeli war, who led chants of 'Long live the Shah' and 'Thank you, Trump'

MAGA age divide over Trump on full display at CPAC: 'It's Biblical'

For the first time in a decade, President Donald Trump did not attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), his absence apparently consumed by the ongoing war in Iran. Without the president to provide closing arguments, the annual gathering of MAGA faithful in Grapevine, Texas, became a stage for airing deep anxieties about the conflict and exposed significant fractures within Trump's movement.The central tension dominating CPAC d…

At CPAC, a young-old conservative divide over Trump's war in Iran

A sharp generational split over the Iran war is on display at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference.

How MAGA divides over Iran manifested at CPAC

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Texas has underscored persistent divides within the Republican Party over President Trump’s military campaign in Iran.  The four-day conference, which ends Saturday in Grapevine, has offered insights into how party leaders are balancing their support for Trump’s “America First” priorities amid growing concern among voters about the conflict’s…