Trump slams right-wing commentators who oppose Iran war

AFP | Washington

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US President Donald Trump angrily lashed out at mul‑ tiple well‑known conserva‑ tive commentators who have criticized his war against Iran, slamming his onetime allies as attention‑seeking “NUT JOBS.”

“They’re stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and everyone else knows it, too!” Trump wrote in a nearly 500‑word social media diatribe.

In the president’s cross‑ hairs were Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly ‑‑ two former Fox News hosts turned independent podcasters ‑‑ as well as Candace Owens and Alex Jones, also podcasters and prominent conspiracy theorists.

All four have vocally criticized Trump over the war, slamming him for abandoning his anti‑war campaign promises and ‑‑ to varying degrees ‑‑ accusing him of bowing to pressure from Israel to launch the conflict.

Their criticism has highlight‑ ed a divide among Trump’s sup‑ porters over the war, a potential major political risk for the Re‑ publican Party heading into the November midterm elections.

“They don’t have what it takes, and they never did! They’ve all been thrown off Television, lost their Shows, and aren’t even invited on TV because nobody cares about them, they’re NUT JOBS, TROU‑ BLEMAKERS, and will say anything necessary for some ‘free’ and cheap publicity,” he complained.

While all four have been backers of the president’s “Make America Great Again” movement, some have feuded with the president.