Fox News Takes Pro-War Position as MAGA Media Feuds over Israel-Iran Conflict
- On Friday morning, Israel began striking Iran citing alleged nuclear weapons development, resulting in over 200 deaths in Iran and 20 in Israel.
- The attacks spurred sharp divisions within the MAGA coalition, as former Fox host Tucker Carlson accused President Trump of complicity in Israel's act of war.
- Carlson urged no U.S. funding, weapons, or troops be sent, arguing intervention is against U.S. national interest, while Trump publicly praised Israel's actions as "excellent."
- The Pentagon responded by expanding military assets in the Middle East and Europe, and Trump convened top advisers to weigh potential U.S. involvement in the conflict.
- These events highlight intensifying tensions over U.S. policy in the Middle East and reveal fractures within Trump’s political base over war and foreign intervention.
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Escalating Feud Between Trump and Tucker Carlson Over Iran
As the active conflict between Israel and Iran enters its sixth day, and with the latter issuing new grave warnings to the United States, divides are starting to show across the political spectrum as to what U.S. President Donald Trump should do next. Trump’s openness to a possible U.S. involvement has led to schisms within the Republican community and beyond, and has notably impacted his allyship with a certain former Fox News host. [time-brigh…
Fox News takes pro-war position as MAGA media feuds over Israel-Iran conflict
By Brian Stelter and Andrew Kirell, CNN (CNN) — As conservative radio host Clay Travis opened his mouth Tuesday night on Fox News, he was hyper-aware of the viewer-in-chief. President Trump is “probably watching” this show, Travis said to Fox host Sean Hannity as both men urged the president to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program. “We
Trump, Tucker, and the War Tearing Apart MAGA
“I’m a little kooky. I’ll concede that.”That’s what Tucker Carlson messaged me close to midnight on Monday, just hours after the leader of the free world had mocked the political pundit at the G7 summit with world leaders. (“I don’t know what Tucker Carlson is saying. Let him go get a television network and say it so that people listen.”) Donald Trump followed up with a dunk on his platform Truth Social: “Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker …
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