Instead he has foregrounded global affairs, from threatening Greenland to capturing the leader of Venezuela and launching a war with Iran without an apparent exit strategy. Joe Rogan, an influential podcast host, has said the war in Iran is “crazy” and left Americans feeling “betrayed” by Trump. Yet while elected officials bite their tongues, the Maga media ecosystem has descended into extraordinary and often crude blood-letting. Greene, a one-time Trump ally, has turned against the president over the Jeffrey Epstein files and the Iran war, which she regards as contrary to “America first”. Marnell said the Iran war had further exacerbated the pre-existing factionalism.

Source: The Guardian March 22, 2026 13:30 UTC