"Mike Pence, Trump's first-term vice president who ran against him in 2024 after saying Trump 'should never be president again,' now calls attacking Iran 'one of the things I give President Trump great credit for.'"
"John Bolton, who served as Trump's national security adviser before turning on him, has urged Trump to stay the course, arguing in the Wall Street Journal last month that 'the logic of regime change is inexorable.'"
"Many of the MAGA-aligned politicians and pundits who tend to support virtually everything Trump does, meanwhile, have splintered. Some, like Sen. Lindsey Graham and the radio host Mark Levin, have backed the president's aggression to the hilt."
"Others, like former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, have accused Trump of breaking his campaign pledge not to start new overseas wars, with escalating harshness."
Donald Trump's military actions in Iran have led to discord among Republicans, MAGA influencers, and conservative elites. Initially, some of Trump's harshest critics became supporters of the conflict. Figures like Mike Pence and John Bolton have praised Trump's aggression, while others, including Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene, have criticized him for breaking campaign promises. The recent ceasefire has further complicated these divisions, revealing a split among those who typically align with Trump and those who oppose his foreign policy decisions.
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