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Reports of a MAGA civil war over Iran are greatly exaggerated
Loud feuds among right-wing figures mask a base that still largely falls in line
Published April 16, 2026 6:45AM (EDT)
Donald Trump’s war against Iran lasted 40 days, with a fragile ceasefire set to expire April 22. The president and his handlers convinced themselves it would be a lightning war. This did not happen.
He also believed the war would have a rally-round-the-flag effect, buoying his historically low poll numbers. Instead, the opposite happened: poll after poll shows that a majority of Americans oppose the war, and they blame Trump for the spike in gas prices, inflation, and other harm he has caused the economy. A new Zogby poll reports that 48% of likely voters are “ashamed” that he is president.
This has led many political observers to conclude that the failed war against Iran signals one more step toward the end of Trump’s presidency. The term “MAGA civil war” is being bandied by outlets from the New Republic and the BBC to the Daily Beast and Forbes after MAGA influencers including Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens and Alex Jones, who were once counted among Trump’s most staunch supporters, turned against him over his administration’s actions in Iran after he had promised “America First” and no more “stupid foreign wars.”
On Sunday, Trump opened another potential schism when he shared an artificial intelligence-generated image on Truth Social depicting him as Jesus Christ, which attracted criticism on the right and led some high-profile evangelicals........