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justaprogressive

(4,229 posts)
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 11:56 AM Yesterday

'It's supposed to be America First': Trump backers revolt as US strikes spark MAGA infighting

Followers of the Make America Great Again movement, including vocal supporters of President Donald Trump, are voicing their frustration with the president after he launched a strike Saturday on Iranian nuclear sites.

“We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Saturday. “All planes are now outside of Iran air space. A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, Fordow. All planes are safely on their way home. Congratulations to our great American Warriors. There is not another military in the World that could have done this. NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

As Financial Times reports, former chief White House strategist Steve Bannon told his podcast listeners “shortly after the strikes” that “an overwhelming majority of the people [in the US] don’t want to get involved in any of this.”

Bannon accuses Israel of “essentially [forcing] President Trump’s hand” in the escalating conflict.

“A lot of people I know that are Israel supporters are going to say — why are we doing the heavy lift here and why are we engaging in combat operations in a war that’s a war of choice?” Bannon asked.


https://www.alternet.org/maga-infighting-iran/
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'It's supposed to be America First': Trump backers revolt as US strikes spark MAGA infighting (Original Post) justaprogressive Yesterday OP
Most of them will all come around, Trump is their oxygen D. Spaulding Yesterday #1
Yup, big-time panic in MAGAWorld. GoCubsGo Yesterday #2
Nope hildegaard28 Yesterday #3
They won't care Johnny2X2X Yesterday #4

D. Spaulding

(256 posts)
1. Most of them will all come around, Trump is their oxygen
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 12:06 PM
Yesterday

and for many, he's their meal ticket to. It's always been more about the man than any principle

Johnny2X2X

(22,966 posts)
4. They won't care
Sun Jun 22, 2025, 12:43 PM
Yesterday

No wars isn’t even in their top 10 of things they care about.

No wars is way behind terrorizing brown people, subjugating women, and making LGTBQ people fear for their lives every day.

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