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The largest MAGA rift in 2025–2026 is foreign policy, especially: (1) Whether “America First” means non-intervention (2) Or supporting Israel and military action abroad.
2018
2018-03-06 Mike Lee opposed use of emergency powers for tariffs, citing constitutional concerns.
2019
2019-09-10 Trump publicly criticized former National Security Advisor John Bolton.
https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1171452880055746560
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/17/who-is-john-bolton-and-what-he-has-been-indicted-for
2023
2023-07-11 Matt Gaetz broke at times over surveillance powers and foreign intervention posture, warning against “deep state” escalation even under Trump-aligned leadership.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/matt-gaetz-fisa-surveillance-citizens
https://www.congress.gov/event/118th-congress/house-event/117688/text
2023-09-29 Representative Paul Gosar criticized foreign intervention and spending that conflicted with “America First” agendas.
https://gosar.house.gov/news/email/show.aspx?ID=ONYQITDGDADMSDRBUJK2CVFDYQ
https://gosar.house.gov/news/email/show.aspx?ID=AOK4MM7ZWNASGDMF4IZ4KSYEPE
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/26/paul-gosar-far-right-republicans
2023-11-02 Ken Buck broke with Trump-aligned Republicans on fiscal conservatism and rule-of-law issues.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/02/trump-ken-buck-retire-republicans-2020-election
2024
2024-07-15 JD Vance criticized elements of Trump-aligned messaging about Ukraine and foreign policy.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/vance-made-conflicting-comments-us-wars-abroad-heres/story?id=130692431
https://abcnews.com/Politics/vance-war-iran-war-irans-nuclear-program/story?id=123090085
2025 March
2025-03-04 Representative Chip Roy criticized federal spending agreements and insufficient budget cuts
2025-03-10 Elon Musk and Steve Bannon publicly feuded after Musk’s split with parts of the MAGA movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgqbpjKcTmo&t=82s
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-trump-steve-bannon-federal-investigation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2IgpW3D_Bo
ACCOUNT WALL https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/06/05/steve-bannon-trump-musk-rachael-bade-00391135
2025 April
2025-04-04 Even right-wing hack Ben Shapiro criticized Trump’s tariff policies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfk_iZfrE5E
https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-star-ben-shapiro-turns-on-trump-over-his-crazy-tariffs-plan
2025 June
2025-06-17 Thomas Massie opposed military escalation and emergency powers and introduced a bipartisan War Powers Resolution to prohibit “United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran”.
https://massie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395731
2025-06-18 Steve Bannon warned against regime change in Iran, opposing Trump’s more aggressive posture.
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2025/0618/steve-bannon-trump-maga-iran
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJnVvF2B2to
2025 September
2025-09-03 Trump supporters ousted Representative Thomas Massie after he pushed for release of the Epstein files.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/03/massie-gop-release-epstein-files-00541753
2025-09-08 Scott Bessent reportedly threatened Bill Pulte during a MAGA dinner.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/09/08/scott-bessent-bill-pulte-blowup-00549956
2025 October
2025-10-29 Senator Susan Collins broke with Trump on a vote involving tariff-related emergency powers.
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/30/nx-s1-5591301/senate-trump-tariffs
https://time.com/7377952/republicans-break-with-trump-to-overturn-canada-tariffs/
2025 November
2025-11-07 Tucker Carlson labeled pro-war Republicans “Israel First” instead of America First, directly rebuking Trump’s framing.
https://www.newarab.com/news/maga-infighting-erupts-heritage-row-exposes-divide-israel
2025-11-10 Tensions emerged between MAGA supporters and Tucker Carlson after Carlson interviewed Nick Fuentes.
2025-11-24 Ron Johnson criticized deficit spending and tariff strategies, arguing they could hurt long-term fiscal stability.
https://www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/2025/5/the-ugly-truth-about-the-big-beautiful-bill
2025 December
2025-12-16 Candace Owens and Tim Pool publicly disputed claims related to Charlie Kirk’s death.
https://theweek.com/politics/maga-melting-down-feud-influencers
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/politics/candace-owens-erika-kirk-podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEBLT8ZecPY
2025-12-17 Candace Owens and Erika Kirk publicly disagreed over matters involving Turning Point USA.
https://apnews.com/article/turning-point-charlie-kirk-americafest-c1ef8d3535191e58ce2aa731d242bebf
https://theweek.com/politics/maga-melting-down-feud-influencers
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/16/politics/candace-owens-erika-kirk-podcast
2025-12-19 Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro clashed at a TPUSA event over Israel and foreign policy.
https://apnews.com/article/turning-point-charlie-kirk-americafest-c1ef8d3535191e58ce2aa731d242bebf
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/politics/turning-point-usa-ben-shapiro-tucker-carlson
2025-12-22 Megyn Kelly and Ben Shapiro publicly disagreed during AmericaFest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AmericaFest
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/turning-point-usa-feuding-jd-vance-ben-shapiro-tucker-carlson/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/megyn-kelly-hits-back-coward-014211036.html
2026 January
2026-01-17 Mitch McConnell opposed Trump’s tariff-emergency declaration and was subsequently criticized by Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5749069-bacon-trump-new-tariffs-congress-response/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/republicans-trump-greenland
2026-01-30 Florida Republican James Fishback said that Don Lemon was “lucky that he’s not getting executed in the public square”.
ABOUT FISHBACK https://www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson/james-fishback-radical-rights-great-white-hope
FISHBACK PODCAST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOVEIliJ3dM
2026 March
2026-03-03 Nick Fuentes criticized Trump’s pro-Israel and anti-Iran policies as inconsistent with nationalist principles.
2026-03-05 Andy Biggs questioned military posture and federal overreach tied to Trump policy directions.
2026-03-06 Nick Fuentes and Mark Levin publicly feuded over the Iran conflict.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ud4NK0nKTA
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/06/conservative-media-open-warfare-over-iran
2026-03-08 On Newsmax, Michael Savage attacked Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, accusing them of promoting extremist ideas, “I’m sick of the racialist vermin who follow Tucker Carlson and that psychotic Candy – whatever her name is. You’re basically crypto-Nazis, no matter what you say….Carlson and Candace espouse Nazi bloodline testing…”
2026-03-12 Candace Owens broke with Trump over Israel and Iran policy.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/owens-brands-trump-a-coward-over-iran-war/gm-GM5ADD9DA5
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/22/maga-media-fight-trump-iran-war
2026-03-11 Joe Rogan criticized Trump’s handling of the Iran war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7kwHZv6cbs
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5846565-rogan-questions-trump-middle-east/
2026-03-13 Laura Loomer and Tucker Carlson exchanged personal attacks during a dispute involving allegations of antisemitism.
2026-03-16 Megyn Kelly criticized Trump’s interventionist foreign-policy direction.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5786121-greene-megyn-kelly-iran-trump-mark-levin/
2026-03-17 Joe Kent criticized interventionist policies and the Iran conflict.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqVvvuOq5jI
2026-03-27 Idaho lawmakers Glenneda Zuiderveld and Stephanie Mickelson reported pressure and retaliation over their immigration-policy positions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbP5n27UWYE&list=WL&index=3
https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315355006.html
2026 April
2026-04-02 Trump fired Pam Bondi and moved her to the private sector. Trump had not been pleased with Bondi ever since she failed to prosecute Leticia James and James Comey.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/02/politics/pam-bondi-role-trump
2026-04-02 Paula White drew criticism from MAGA supporters after comparing Trump to Jesus.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/paula-white-sparks-maga-backlash-after-comparing-trump-to-jesus
2026-04-02 Rand Paul opposed Trump’s tariffs and use of emergency powers, prompting Trump to label him disloyal
https://www.aol.com/trump-attacks-four-disloyal-republicans-180330318.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-tariffs-canada-senate-democrats/
2026-04-02 Pete Hegseth fired Army Chief of Staff General Randy George, drawing criticism from several Republican senators
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth-ousts-army-chief-of-staff-gen-randy-george/
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/02/hegseth-ousts-top-army-general-00856755
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5848160-senate-republicans-doubt-hegseth-leadership/
https://san.com/media-miss/hegseth-losing-republican-senators-support-due-to-leadership-concerns/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJyVJK3aa8U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBAlkIrzUh4
2026-04-04 Tucker Carlson criticized Trump’s support for military action against Iran and alignment with Israel, arguing it violated “America First” principles.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/tucker-carlson-denounces-trump-s-iran-strikes/gm-GM40C96E2F
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWvJOS0lomi/
2026-04-05 Joe Rogan slowly changing his tune on his podcast. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/05/erika-charlie-kirk-joe-rogan-donald-trump-turning-point-usa-maga-iran
2026-04-06 Rick Scott and Thomas Massie publicly clashed about spending priorities.
https://www.aol.com/news/republican-senator-called-claiming-trump-152823055.html
2026-04-07 Alex Jones distanced himself from Trump amid Iran war escalations.
2026-04-07 Lisa Murkowski called Trump’s threat to “destroy Iran” an affront to American ideals.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-ally-sen-ron-johnson-breaks-president-iran/story?id=131800928
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-iran-threat-rattles-gop-republicans-break-ranks
2026-04-07 Ro Khanna and Martha MacCallum argued over Trump’s threat to exterminate the Iranian civilization.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/destroying-90-million-people-ro-204813913.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DTG7IEbHjM&list=WL&index=7
2026-04-07 Roger Stone and Laura Loomer publicly feuded over the Iran war.
STONE: “BREAKING: @LauraLoomer reportedly despondent over her failure to goad President Trump into WWIII, killing millions”
LOOMER: “Stop spewing IRGC talking points Roger. You disrespect President Trump when you repeat the lies that he is getting us into WW3 that are masterminded by your friend Tulsi Gabbard (whose 2028 campaign for President you’re running around telling everyone you’re running), and the lies spread by your buddies Tucker Carlson and Alex Jones who want the 25th Amendment to be used against Trump.”
STONE: “Laura, you’re delusional and slipping into insanity. I’ve known Donald Trump for 50 years – you’ve known him for 50 minutes. He was revolted when you spread the rumor that you were having sex with him”…and further wrote, “I may now be forced to sue you – giving me access to all your financial records, where I will find out whose been financing your serial lies. This will be really fun since no lawyer will agree to represent you, and the only lawyer who will rep you, Larry Klayman, has been suspended from the practice of law by the bar in all relevant jurisdictions…stop calling yourself an ‘independent’ investigative journalist because you’re PAID to post your bullshit on social media – and we both know what women who are paid to do things are called”.
https://x.com/LauraLoomer/status/2041664958912430501
https://x.com/RogerJStoneJr/status/2041680652962295825
2026-04-08 RFK received backlash for being “another podcaster” after launching a podcast to “expose” alleged “lies” about health.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWqK7K9Xzmk&list=WL&index=11
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5822769-secretary-kennedy-podcast-launch/
2026-04-08 The House Freedom Caucus posted “We cannot leave ICE and CBP hanging with nothing but hopes and prayers that reconciliation 2.0 comes together. That’s why we must use reconciliation to fully fund all of the Department of Homeland Security. We can tightly control this process with strict instructions to the various committees involved so no one can sneak in unrelated garbage and distract us from our mission”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWblM9rXip0&list=WL&index=10
https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2026/04/07/House-Freedom-Caucus-Rejects-GOP-Leaders-Plan-Fund-DHS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5819560-freedom-caucus-dhs-reconciliation/
2026-04-22 Theo Von broke with Trump over the Iran conflict.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXGYfZUmK9U
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/theo-von-trump-iran-war-b2962072.html
2026-04-27 Elon Musk sued Sam Altman over OpenAI.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/27/nx-s1-5795661/trial-openai-elon-musk-sam-altman
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-sam-altman-oakland-trial-rcna341919
PAY WALL https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8dedv8w8xo
2026-04-30 Trump withdrew Casey Means’ nomination for Surgeon General and replaced her with a Fox News contributor. Even MAHA leaders opposed the decision.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-surgeon-general-means-saphier-cebadfb452fb577b6cd5254e2e55d86b
SUB WALL https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/casey-means-murkowski-surgeon-general-rfk-maha-00902206
PAY WALL https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5p4pp1407o
2026 May
2026-05-01 MAHA leaders opposed Trump’s Surgeon General nominee switch from Casey Means to Nicole Saphier.
SUB WALL https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/04/surgeon-general-casey-means-nicole-saphier/687021/
SUB WALL https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/02/casey-means-maha-surgeon-general-nicole-saphier-00903761
2026-05-03 The anti-abortion movement turned on Trump, with its president Marjorie Dannenfelser saying, “Trump is the problem. The president is the problem”. Meanwhile abortion rates soared after overturning Roe v Wade.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/mifepristone-trump-abortion-pill-ruling-mail
https://www.thedailybeast.com/leaders-in-anti-abortion-movement-turn-on-problem-donald-trump/
PAY WALL https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-anti-abortion-movement-76393c1c
2026-05-12 FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY20ijch-Vc&list=WL&index=3
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-fda-head-marty-makary-resigning-after-uneven-tenure
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/dr-marty-makary-fda-commissioner-rcna344765
2026-05-16 Senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump after January 6, lost his Louisiana primary.
https://www.npr.org/2026/05/16/nx-s1-5824533/bill-cassidy-lost-louisiana-primary-letlow-trump
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/17/politics/takeaways-louisiana-senate-primary-bill-cassidy-donald-trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5876242-cassidy-fails-louisiana-gop-primary-letlow-fleming/
2026-05-16 Representative Thomas Massie, who supported release of the Epstein files, was projected to lose his Kentucky primary.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5880962-massie-trump-kentucky-primary/
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/17/thomas-massie-kentucky-primary-trump-00925410
2026-05-19 After Thomas Massie’s primary defeat, Trump called him the “worst congressman in the history of our country.” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung celebrated the result on social media. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung wrote on social media, “Do not ever doubt President Trump and his political power. Fuck around, find out”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/trump-thomas-massie-primary
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/17/trump-thomas-massie-primary
https://x.com/StevenCheung47/status/2056886701591613762
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-comms-chief-triggers-071454849.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SNPjD1lZHs&list=WL&index=3
SUB WALL https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2vw8j0ddo
2026-05-21 Senate Majority Leader John Thune responded to Trump’s J-6 Insurrectionist slush fund, “I think it’s hard to divorce anything that happens here from what’s happening in the political atmosphere around us”.
2026-05-23 Appropriations committee Tom Cole responded to Trump’s proposed housing and community development cuts, “Remember, the power of the Appropriation Committee is here, and we will make those decisions”.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/white-house-wants-eliminate-housing-160000708.html
2026-05-27 South Carolina Senate rejected the GOP attempt to eliminate the last-standing Democratic district after 12 Republicans joined Democrats to vote against it. Representative Jim Clyburn stated, “The people who drew that map – some of them may not have ever set foot in South Carolina – this White House says to hell with the process – to hell with the Constitution”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHxpk7KLxeE&list=WL&index=2&t=92s
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/26/politics/south-carolina-senate-redistricting-jim-clyburn
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/south-carolina-republicans-redistricting
2026-05-23 GOP Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky responded to Trump’s proposed $1.8B slush fund for J6 insurrectionists, “So the nation’s top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops. Utterly stupid, morally wrong. Take your pick”.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/21/trump-doj-lawfare-fund-congress-blanche.html
2026-05-24 GOP Senator Tom Tillis of North Carolina responded to Trump’s proposed $1.8B slush fund for J6 insurrectionists, calling it, “stupid on stilts”.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-senator-revolts-against-stupid-on-stilts-trump-plan/
https://newrepublic.com/post/210785/stupid-stilts-republican-senator-tillis-trump-slush-fund
2026-05-29 House GOP members rejected Trump’s National Defense Authorization Act demands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTLLvoDE0iQ&list=WL&index=6
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5896228-ndaa-house-trump-troops-battleship/
2020 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/house-votes-to-override-trumps-veto-of-defense-bill
2020 https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/24/republicans-armed-services-ndaa-veto-450387
2026-05-29 Trump snubbed loyalist Nancy Mace in the South Carolina elections.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5902146-trump-endorses-pam-evette-over-mace/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=162_4xx579g
2026 June
2026-06-04 Pam Bondi shifted blame on Todd Blanche for being in charge of the Epstein files.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/04/pam-bondi-epstein-transcript
2026-06-26 Former national security advisor John Bolton plead guilty in a classified documents case for sharing sensitive information with two relatives for possible use in a memoir.
https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5871292/john-bolton-national-security-classified-documents
2026 July
2026-07-19 Steve Bannon blasted Fox for not covering Trump’s election-fraud speech.