Trump blasts MAGA influencers who have split with him over Iran


President Donald Trump on Thursday posted a long critique of several right-wing media figures who have backed him in the past but have been outspoken in their objection to the Iran war

In a post on his social media platform, Trump defended U.S. military involvement in Iran and called out by name influential podcasters Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones, saying “They’re not ‘MAGA.'” 

“I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years, especially by the fact that they think it is wonderful for Iran, the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, to have a Nuclear Weapon — Because they have one thing in common, Low IQs,” Trump posted.

Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson speak at a Turning Point Action Rally in Duluth, GA, Oct. 23, 2024.

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“They’re not “MAGA,” they’re losers, just trying to latch on to MAGA. As President, I could get them on my side anytime I want to, but when they call, I don’t return their calls because I’m too busy on World and Country Affairs,” Trump continued. 

Trump’s comments come as Carlson and Kelly have started attacking him head-on, revealing a larger trend of a schism within the MAGA base over the Trump administration’s involvement in the Middle East.

Jones has called for Trump’s Cabinet to use the 25th Amendment to declare Trump unable to fulfill his duties as president and oust him from office.

Owens has referred to Trump as a “Mad King” and urged Congress to remove him.

Carlson called Trump’s vulgar Easter Sunday threat to Iran “vile on every level” on his podcast on Monday.

Kelly stirred controversy with her pointed response to Trump after he threatened Iran that he would kill a “whole civilization” if the Strait of Hormuz was not reopened.

“I don’t know about you, but I am sick of this s‑‑‑! I’m just — I’m sick of it, she said of Trump on her Tuesday podcast. “Can’t he just behave like a normal human? I mean, honestly, like the president — ‘3D chess’ — just shut up.”

ABC News’ Will Steakin contributed to this report.



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