"Only nine percent of MAGA opposes it. In addition, beyond MAGA, the broader GOP base is overwhelmingly on board with this war. For example, while a new Quinnipiac Poll found only 40% of Americans support Trump’s iran war--among the GOP that number shoots up to 85%. ...

What you are seeing is a reminder that MAGA is fascist movement that is a danger to our democratic Republic."

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/4

"A majority so clear that politicians like Kent want to tap into it. And that’s a good thing.

But there’s a cynicism to his letter and its insistence that the president of the United States is some defenseless lamb being led astray by Israel. …

Kent has a tone that speaks directly to Trump and MAGA, assuring them that their blameless leader has been hoodwinked. Israel is to blame…"

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/8

"Kent’s letter, for all its patriotic rhetoric, seems a lot like an insider coup against a declining president; and an attempt to capture the leadership of an increasingly unhappy MAGA. …

When Kent says this war isn’t serving America, he’s echoing the view of a clear majority of the country."

~ Ken Klippenstein

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/7

https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/joe-kent-isnt-the-hero-you-are

"Discord in MAGA-world and resignations from this administration are indeed good. But Kent's letter blames Israel in a she-made-him-do-it way: 'It's clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.'"

~ Rebecca Solnit

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #antisemitism
/6

https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/today-i-need-to-say-something-about-the-stupidity-of-antisemitism/

"Joe Kent’s resignation shows that Trump’s illegal war in Iran is creating a fissure within the MAGA upper ranks, but don’t expect many others to quit soon."

~ Minnah Arshad, Andrew Perez, and Asawin Suebsaeng

#Trump #JoeKent #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas
/5

https://zeteo.com/p/trump-war-iran-maga-elite-joe-kent

"Only nine percent of MAGA opposes it. In addition, beyond MAGA, the broader GOP base is overwhelmingly on board with this war. For example, while a new Quinnipiac Poll found only 40% of Americans support Trump’s iran war--among the GOP that number shoots up to 85%. ...

What you are seeing is a reminder that MAGA is fascist movement that is a danger to our democratic Republic."

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/4

Before the war, 35% to 40% of Republicans supported military action against Iran per polls. So what is that number a few weeks into the war after Americans have been killed, gasoline prices have shot up and inflation is rising?

Are you ready? Ninety percent of people who are self-described as MAGA now say they support Trump’s war per an NBC News poll."

~ Dean Obeidallah

#Trump #MAGA #Iran #war #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas #fascism
/3

https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/magas-support-of-trumps-iran-war

"As long as Trump believes he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants, however, the Iranians have him over a barrel. And with oil prices currently at their highest since 2023, the American middle class is going to burn up as long as he’s over it."

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas
/2

"While Trump’s goal at the beginning of the war was unclear and ever-changing, it is no such thing now, as the Iranians have now determined what Trump’s goal must be: sending America’s sons and daughters to sacrifice their lives in the name of cheap gas."

~ John Stoehr

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity #economy #consumers #affordability #oil #gas
/1

https://www.editorialboard.com/will-trump-sacrifice-us-troops-in-the-name-of-cheap-gas/

"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity
/4

"This is the reality Donald has created. Not strength. Not victory. Just chaos. And we are only three weeks in."

~ Mary Trump

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity
/5

https://www.marytrump.org/p/the-daily-wrap-up-495

"This is the reality Donald has created. Not strength. Not victory. Just chaos. And we are only three weeks in."

~ Mary Trump

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity
/5

https://www.marytrump.org/p/the-daily-wrap-up-495

"I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby."

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity
/4

Aaron Parnas features a resignation letter Joseph Kent, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, just sent to Trump:

"President Trump,

After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today."

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity
/3

https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-top-trump-official-resigns

"More than two weeks after the war started, its goals remain unclear. Is it to degrade Iran’s conventional missile capabilities? Is it to eliminate Iran’s nuclear program? Is it regime change?

Ultimately, the administration’s failure to plan for the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is part of a broader failure to plan for anything beyond 'shock and awe.'”

~ Judd Legum

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity
/2

https://popular.info/p/planning-to-fail

"Source close to the admin: 'He ended up saying, "I just want to do it. He grossly overestimated his ability to topple the regime short of sending in ground troops.”' The source said Trump was 'high on his own supply' after last summer’s quick strikes in Iran and January’s abduction of Nicolás Maduro."

~ Ron Filipkowski

#Trump #Iran #war #death #destruction #violence #megalomania #MalignantNarcissism #stupidity
/1

https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-329-31626

"This is a very stupid man who imagines he can—not just bully enemies as military strategy—but abuse allies and they’ll keep coming back for more.

Consider: Poor Donald Trump got a no from the UK’s Kier Starmer about joining the initial strikes on Iran and hesitated sending aircraft carriers to the region."

Steven Beschloss

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism
/2

https://www.americaamerica.news/p/the-stupidity-of-a-bully

"It turns out that Trump’s 'feeling' he could pull it off was baseless, perhaps a function of untreated malignant narcissism."

~ Jennifer Rubin

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism
/4

https://www.contrariannews.org/p/trumps-war-is-the-worst-conceived

"It’s difficult to select one of Trump’s Cabinet members as the stupidest. But Pete Hegseth stands out for sheer boneheaded ignorance.

Pray for America and the world."

~ Robert Reich

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism #ignorance #BonheadedIgnorance
/5

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-stupidest-cabinet-member

"It’s difficult to select one of Trump’s Cabinet members as the stupidest. But Pete Hegseth stands out for sheer boneheaded ignorance.

Pray for America and the world."

~ Robert Reich

#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #war #stupidity #MalignantNarcissism #ignorance #BonheadedIgnorance
/5

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-stupidest-cabinet-member