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Greene Breaks with Trump Allies Over Israel-Iran Conflict, Warns of ‘Fake’ MAGA War Agenda
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has sparked a new round of internal conflict within the MAGA movement after strongly criticizing prominent conservative voices for supporting U.S. involvement in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
In a series of strongly worded posts on X (formerly Twitter) late Sunday, Greene condemned what she described as “disgusting” calls for U.S. military intervention, asserting that such positions betray the original non-interventionist values of Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
“Anyone slobbering for the U.S. to become fully involved in the Israel/Iran war is not America First/MAGA,” Greene wrote, warning against the “murder of innocent people” and accusing some conservative figures of abandoning Trump’s core principles.
Diverging Visions of ‘America First’
The controversy arrives at a moment of ambiguity over Trump’s current foreign policy stance. In a recent interview with The Atlantic, Trump remarked, “‘America First’ means whatever I decide it does,” a comment that has opened the door to varied interpretations—and triggered backlash from figures like Greene, Tucker Carlson, and Steve Bannon, who remain committed to an anti-interventionist worldview.
Greene’s remarks were accompanied by criticism of conservative media personalities including Sean Hannity and Mark Levin, and an indirect rebuke of Fox News ownership under Rupert Murdoch. Echoing Carlson, Greene challenged long-standing narratives about Iran’s nuclear program.
“They’ve been telling us for decades Iran was only months away from a nuclear weapon,” Greene said. “It’s not antisemitic to ask questions. It’s critical thinking.”
Mounting Backlash and MAGA Identity Crisis
Greene’s comments quickly gained traction online, receiving both praise and condemnation. Supporters called her a “truth-teller” for standing against what they view as neoconservative influence within MAGA circles, while critics accused her of undermining U.S.-Israeli relations and creating unnecessary divisions in an election year.
President Trump has yet to take a definitive stance on the Iran-Israel conflict, leaving room for factions within his base to interpret—and redefine—what “America First” means in the current geopolitical context.
As the 2024 campaign cycle heats up, the battle over foreign policy could become a defining issue—not just for the MAGA movement but for the future of the Republican Party itself.
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