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As analysts sort through the fallout of President Donald Trump\u2019s disastrous war with Iran, it is becoming clear that the conflict has sparked a genuine \u201cMAGA civil war.\u201d This is according to W. James Antle III<\/u>, Executive Editor at the highly conservative news outlet the Washington Examiner, who on Tuesday wrote about how Trump\u2019s military escapades have divided Republicans.<\/p>\n

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According to Antle, \u201cPolls taken after the war began showed Republicans and self-described MAGA supporters largely backing Trump, even as his media allies fractured between those who endorsed his hard line against Iran and others who wanted to hold him to his campaign promise to avoid new foreign wars. Some Trump-friendly media voices, such as Tucker Carlson, became estranged from him over the decision to go to war in the first place. Others, such as Mark Levin, are now disenchanted with Trump\u2019s decision to try to end the war by talking to the government of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n

But by in large, says Antle, Trump was \u2014 at least at first \u2014 relatively successful at keeping his coalition together, maintaining Republican support by offering \u201c a little something to various camps of supporters with a wide variety of foreign-policy views, ranging from the possibility of regime change in Iran to repeated assurances this wouldn\u2019t be a forever war. Trump would say that the war was already basically won, seemingly ready to declare victory and come home, but then would indicate he was willing to escalate, followed by promises of a deal that Iran was especially desperate to make, not himself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eventually, however, Trump would be forced to pick a lane, and in doing so, Antle says he was always likely to alienate some part of his base. The result turned out to be extremely divisive, fueling an all-out \u201cMAGA civil war\u201d that divided conservatives and placed most in opposition to Trump. <\/p>\n

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\u201cThe breakdown among self-described conservatives was that the war \u2018should end now,\u2019 compared to 39 percent who preferred to \u2018continue the conflict until Iran gives up more,\u2019\u201d Antle explained. \u201cAmong Republicans, 60 percent said end now, 40 percent wanted it to continue until Iran gave up more. That is a real division, though it\u2019s also worth noting that large majorities of conservatives and Republicans agreed with the overall supermajority \u2014 78 percent of all respondents \u2014 that the war should end now.\u201d<\/p>\n

And as Antle notes, Trump also faces opposition from Senate Republicans, many of whom have expressed \u201cdeep skepticism<\/u>\u201d toward various points in his peace agreement. As one told the Hill, \u201cthere is a high level of dismay\u201d over a peace plan that would drop sanctions and enrich Iran, all while leaving the nuclear question unanswered. <\/p>\n

According to Antle, whether congressional Republicans come around on the deal may hinge on whether the GOP base continues to trust Trump on the matter. But he warns that a \u201csplit among rank-and-file Republican voters could embolden GOP lawmakers to stick to their own positions on the Iran talks, with many of them extremely wary of negotiating with the Iranian regime.\u201d As the numbers suggest that trust is lacking, however, Trump appears to have an uphill battle. <\/p>\n

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