This Juneteenth, I went live with Don Lemon for one of our best conversations yet. With Trump weighing whether to get the U.S. fully involved in Israel’s war on Iran, the MAGA base is cracking open.
From Tucker Carlson grilling Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) to Candace Owens breaking ranks, the right is now publicly at war with itself over foreign policy. It’s isolationism vs interventionism, as the MAGA base is calling out how Trump’s actions are contradicting his long-standing “no new wars” promise.
Don and I unpacked how Trump’s shift is deepening the already widening fractures within the Republican Party, and how Netanyahu may be manipulating this moment to push for regime change in Iran.
U.S. Intelligence says while Iran is enriching uranium, it isn’t imminently pursuing nuclear weapons and is years away from developing one. So, Israel’s attacks aren’t just about nukes. The scope of strikes indicate Netanyahu is exploiting a moment of weakness from Iran, with its proxies like Hezbollah crippled and a weakened economy, to pursue regime change. Despite those U.S. intelligence reports, Trump is parroting Netanyahu’s sense of urgency.
Don and I explored how legacy right-wing media is pulling Trump toward escalation, while MAGA-aligned new media figures like Bannon and Tucker are seeking to pull him back. It’s Fox News versus Bannon & Tucker World—and the outcome of their competing influence campaigns could determine whether the U.S. sleepwalks into another forever war.
We also broke down the dangerous rise of Christian nationalism and how, under questioning from Tucker Carlson, Ted Cruz’s inability to cite the Bible verse that forms the basis of his Israel stance exposed a paper-thin theology used to justify policy. As Don put it, this isn’t just incoherence—it’s a creeping theocracy.
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