"With its leader, Donald Trump, back in the White House and the Republican Party controlling Congress, this was destined to be the year of MAGA's expansion. And the assassination of one of its leading figures, Charlie Kirk, marked a turning point: the definitive moment of unity for the heterodox coalition that operates under the umbrella of the slogan Make America Great Again."
"Owens has destabilized the old MAGA guard with her falsehoods. And the friendly interview that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson conducted with Fuentes last October revealed the split in the American right's long-standing consensus that the United States is Israel's unbreakable ally one of the few foreign-policy traditions of Washington that Trump has honored in his first 11 months back in power, and one that has defined the Republican Party for decades."
With Donald Trump back in the White House and Republicans controlling Congress, 2025 seemed poised for MAGA expansion. The assassination of Charlie Kirk served as a turning point that momentarily united the heterodox MAGA coalition. Kirk's death reopened contentious debates over U.S. support for Israel in the Gaza war and the boundaries of free speech when it intersects with antisemitism. Those disputes dominated AmericaFest, the annual conservative festival Kirk organized, producing public quarrels and insults among prominent far-right influencers. The presence and influence of figures such as Nick Fuentes, Candace Owens, and Tucker Carlson exposed deepening splits within the American right, challenging longstanding Republican foreign-policy consensus.
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