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In this video, we’re going to explain how Trump’s MAGA base has become increasingly divided over foreign policy and explore how Tucker Carlson and the online right are deepening that divide.
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SOURCES:
Trump tells donors he backs JD Vance
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/08/06/trump-tells-donors-we-need-elect-jd-vp-weighs-his-future/
Trump refuses to publicly endorse anyone:
https://x.com/disclosetv/status/2085462648578084947?s=20
Vance as an anti-interventionist:
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/29/nx-s1-5049831-e1/vance-unlike-many-gop-war-veterans-is-a-leading-voice-against-military-intervention
Rubio masterminded Venezuela operation:
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/04/marco-rubio-venezuela-maduro-oil
Vance takes more control over Iran policy, negotiations and so on:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/11/jd-vance-dispatched-to-negotiate-iran-peace-with-few-cards-to-play
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-says-us-is-low-keying-it-with-iran-stresses-economic-pain-according-axios-2026-08-09/
Pew Research polling:
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/22/younger-americans-are-less-likely-than-others-to-support-an-active-role-for-the-us-in-world-affairs/
https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/03/PP_2026.3.25_iran_report.pdf
Neocon vs anti-interventionist media battle:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/06/conservative-media-open-warfare-over-iran
Carlson and Fuentes influence within MAGA:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/magazine/tucker-carlson-interview-trump-iran.html
Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor-Greene plan for post-Trump era:
https://time.com/article/2026/08/06/tucker-carlson-manifesto-third-party-speculation/
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/05/tucker-carlson-mtg-thomas-massie-joe-kent-trump-01025860
https://time.com/article/2026/08/06/tucker-carlson-manifesto-third-party-speculation/
https://x.com/FmrRepMTG/status/2083568963846303896
Fuentes wants midterm retribution for Iran War:
https://www.newsweek.com/far-right-gen-z-influencer-tells-fans-to-skip-midterms-or-vote-democrat-11613601
Politico report on influence of politically extreme Republican staffers:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/08/01/heritage-foundation-young-republicans-groypers-hiring-01006937
Rod Dreher criticises Vance:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/–viqY6ziGs
Vance on Fuentes and co.:
https://unherd.com/2025/12/jd-vance-nick-fuentes-can-eat-shit/
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g-s1-103284/vance-at-turning-point
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