PoliticsQuiet 5d · day 6
MAGA influencers cut Trump mentions by 70% as Iran war splinters base
Conservative media figures who championed Trump's 2024 election are now talking about him far less, with podcast mentions down sharply since the Iran strikes.
What to know
- Trump's unpopular Iran war has fractured his MAGA base: prominent influencers like Carlson, Kelly, Owens, and Jones have publicly broken with him, prompting Trump to attack them as unintelligent.
- Conservative podcast mentions of Trump have plummeted—down 70% from 2024 campaign peaks and 30% monthly since February strikes—showing broad disengagement from the movement.
- Republican support for the war itself is eroding, with GOP approval dropping from 73% in March to 60%, and MAGA influencers are hemorrhaging viewers as the base splinters.
- The conflict reveals a deeper tension: critics argue the war violates America First principles by serving Israeli interests rather than U.S. ones.
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Tucker Carlson, Former Fox News host · Independent UK (statement to ABC News) ↗
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