MAGA Meltdown: Trump, MTG, and Fuentes Play Foreign Policy Tug-of-War
KEY POINTS
- •Six months ago, MAGA dominated media and helped Trump win his second presidential term.
- •Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene publicly clashed, with Trump un-endorsing her over Epstein file demands.
- •Nick Fuentes and young white nationalists gained influence amid heated disputes about Israel and America First.
- •Steve Bannon criticized Trump’s focus on foreign affairs while working-class Americans face hardships domestically.
Once the untouchable juggernaut behind Trump’s 2024 victory, MAGA is now embroiled in a soap opera of epic absurdity. Trump insists he alone invented MAGA, because of course he does, while publicly dubbing Marjorie Taylor Greene both 'Wacky' and 'Traitor' over her demand to release Jeffrey Epstein files. Greene counters with 'America First, America Only!!!' boosting pure faction pride like it’s a NASCAR slogan. Meanwhile, Nick Fuentes and his white nationalist gang noisily escalate their power — outrage bonanza included — just as Steve Bannon laments Trump’s focus on Israel and foreign jets, ignoring working-class rust belt pain. Throw in calls about free speech betrayal from Tucker Carlson and allegations of MAGA cashing in on corruption, and you have a political reality show chasing its own tail. Meanwhile, Vice President J.D. Vance desperately flirts with fringe MAGA online to look legit. All this drama plays out while Trump’s familiar friends are dining on caviar, pitching AI, and rubbing elbows with tech billionaires, leaving purists wondering if the 'movement' is just a boardroom comedy.
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Source: Axios | Published: 11/16/2025 | Author: Jim VandeHei
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