Trump Goes Nuclear on Former MAGA Allies Over Iran War Opposition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump erupted in a stunning public tirade Thursday, turning his fury on the very conservative media figures who helped build his political movement — branding Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones, Megyn Kelly, and Candace Owens as "NUT JOBS," "LOSERS," and "Third Rate" commentators in a lengthy, scorched-earth Truth Social post that rocked the MAGA world.
The extraordinary meltdown signals a deepening fracture within the American right, driven by growing conservative opposition to Trump's war in Iran — a conflict that has spiraled into a dangerous regional crisis, threatened the global economy, and drawn widespread condemnation from figures who, until recently, were among the president's most unwavering defenders.
"I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones have all been fighting me for years," Trump raged on Truth Social. "Because they have one thing in common — Low IQs. They're stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and everyone else knows it, too!"
The president accused the group of pushing "the opposite of MAGA" and insisted they "will say anything necessary for some 'free' and cheap publicity." He called them "TROUBLEMAKERS" who had all "been thrown off Television, lost their Shows, and aren't even invited on TV because nobody cares about them."
The MAGA Civil War Over Iran
For months, Trump's war in Iran — launched without congressional approval and widely criticized as a "war of choice" — has been the catalyst for one of the most dramatic splits in modern American political history. Figures who spent years defending Trump through impeachments, legal battles, and controversies are now openly attacking him.
The rupture became impossible to ignore this week when Trump issued what critics called a genocidal threat, declaring he would destroy "an entire civilization" if Iran did not comply with his demands. The threat prompted immediate backlash — not just from Democrats, but from the heart of MAGA itself.
Tucker Carlson: 'This Is Insane'
Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News prime-time host who stumped ferociously for Trump during the 2024 campaign, has emerged as one of the war's most vocal critics on the right.
"It is vile on every level," Carlson declared on Tuesday, reacting to Trump's threats against Iranian civilization. "Those people who are in direct contact with the president need to say 'No. I'll resign. I'll do whatever I can do legally to stop this, because this is insane. And if given the order, I'm not carrying it out.'"
Carlson also sharply criticized the role of Israel in pushing the United States into the conflict, stating: "It's time to establish a healthy relationship where Israel can pay its own bills, fund its own military, and act within the constraints imposed by its own economy and population. There's no country in the world that acts with total impunity because it knows a much larger country will backstop it no matter what it does."
Trump responded to Carlson's criticism Thursday by personally ridiculing him, writing that Carlson "couldn't even finish College" — a factually false claim; Carlson graduated from Trinity College in Connecticut in 1991 — and calling him a "broken man when he got fired from Fox."
Alex Jones Calls for 25th Amendment
Alex Jones, the notorious InfoWars conspiracy theorist whose Sandy Hook defamation lawsuit cost him nearly his entire fortune, was once one of Trump's most passionate digital boosters. But this week, Jones — who has been sharply critical of the Iran war — went further than almost anyone.
While interviewing a guest on his show, Jones openly wondered aloud: "How do we 25th Amendment his ass?" — a stunning call from one of MAGA's most recognizable voices to invoke the constitutional mechanism for removing a sitting president from office.
Trump hit back viciously, writing that Jones "says some of the dumbest things, and lost his entire fortune, as he should have, for his horrendous attack on the families of the Sandy Hook shooting victims."
Candace Owens: 'He Is a Genocidal Lunatic'
Candace Owens, the conservative commentator who broke with Trump over his pandemic-era policies and has since reinvented herself as a contrarian populist voice, was unsparing in her condemnation.
"The 25th amendment needs to be invoked. He is a genocidal lunatic," Owens wrote on X. "We are beyond madness."
Trump's retort was characteristically personal — attacking Owens' appearance rather than her arguments, and dismissing her as irrelevant to the MAGA movement.
Megyn Kelly: 'It Was Folly From the Start'
Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News and NBC News anchor who has maintained a complicated relationship with Trump since her explosive 2015 debate confrontation, was equally blunt in her assessment of the war.
In an interview with Piers Morgan, Kelly declared: "You got to say, the deal sounds very much like surrender on our part, which I'm in favor of. I mean, great. This needed to end, ugly, or any other way, it needed to end. It was folly to begin with. It was folly throughout. It remains folly."
Trump's Truth Social post reopened old wounds with Kelly, dragging up their 2015 debate clash and accusing her of bias.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'This Is Evil and Madness'
Perhaps the most stunning defection has been that of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), once among Trump's most reliable congressional defenders.
"Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization," Greene wrote. "This is evil and madness."
Trump, who has also attacked Greene over her criticism of the administration's handling of the Epstein files, mockingly referred to her as "Marjorie 'Traitor' Brown" in his post.
The Big Picture: A Movement Fracturing
What is happening inside the American right is without modern precedent. The Iran war has become the breaking point that no other Trump controversy — not two impeachments, not criminal indictments, not January 6th — ever managed to become.
Conservative commentators who built their entire brands on Trump loyalty are now calling him a "genocidal lunatic" and demanding his removal from office. The president is responding not with persuasion, but with the same name-calling and personal attacks he has long reserved for political enemies.
For MAGA — a movement built on the idea of an unbreakable bond between Trump and the populist right — the cracks have never been wider.
As the war in Iran continues, the question of whether those cracks deepen into an irreparable split may be the defining political story of 2026.
Key Quotes at a Glance
- Trump on all four critics: "These so-called 'pundits' are LOSERS, and they always will be."
- Tucker Carlson on Trump's Iran threats: "It is vile on every level."
- Alex Jones: "How do we 25th Amendment his ass?"
- Candace Owens: "He is a genocidal lunatic. We are beyond madness."
- Megyn Kelly: "It was folly to begin with. It was folly throughout."
- Marjorie Taylor Greene: "This is evil and madness."
The New Dispensation will continue to follow developments in the MAGA civil war over the Iran conflict. Follow us for live updates.
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