You unbelievable coward': conservative US media in open warfare over Iran

"While it can be hard to cleanly group the warring factions, much of the fighting has centered on disagreements about whether the US is too deferential to Israeli interests. Those arguing that position most prominently include former Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly, while conservative media personalities like Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro have strongly supported both the American intervention in Iran and collaboration with Israel."

"On Tuesday, Shapiro defended Levin, called Kelly an unbelievable coward and accused her of eliding her criticism of President Trump. You don't like President Trump? You don't like what he's saying? Just say his name, you coward, Shapiro said. You unbelievable coward. Tucker and Megyn both unbelievable cowardice."

"There are the classic neocons, there is the populist right, and there are the anti-anti neocons, said Curt Mills, executive director of the American Conservative magazine. In what he called evidence of a Maga divide, ABC News's Jonathan Karl reported on Saturday that Carlson characterized Trump's attack on Iranian leadership as absolutely disgusting and evil."

Conservative media personalities are publicly feuding over the United States' decision to enter into conflict with Iran. The disputes primarily revolve around whether American foreign policy is too aligned with Israeli interests. Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly oppose the intervention, while Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro support both American military action and US-Israel collaboration. The conflict has escalated into personal attacks, with Shapiro calling Kelly a coward, Levin using derogatory terms toward Kelly, and Laura Loomer making crude insults. The tensions reflect broader ideological divisions within the conservative movement, including disagreements between neoconservatives, populist right figures, and anti-neoconservatives. Carlson has characterized Trump's military actions as disgusting and evil, while tensions between Carlson and Levin date back to accusations of war lobbying.

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