Donald Trump Takes Aim at Right-Wing Figures Over Iran
- Donald Trump on Thursday targeted several figures of the American far right, including Tucker Carlson and some conspiracy theorists.
- These individuals are accused by the American president of opposing the war he has launched against Iran.
Donald Trump launched a particularly virulent attack on Thursday against several figures of the American far right, including some conspiracy theorists, accused by the American president of opposing the war he has launched against Iran. “I know why Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Candace Owens, and Alex Jones (…) find it great that Iran, the first state supporting terrorism, has nuclear weapons,” wrote the Republican billionaire on his Truth Social network. “It’s because they have something in common: they have a low IQ. They are stupid.”
These four influential conservative commentators have publicly expressed their opposition to the war in Iran, seeing it as a break from the isolationist promise of “America first” championed by Donald Trump. They also accuse him, to varying degrees, of yielding to Israeli pressure to trigger the conflict.
These positions reflect a growing division within the Republican base. A recent YouGov survey for The Economist
found that 22% of those who voted for Donald Trump in 2024 oppose the war in Iran, while 71% support it.
“They have all been fired from television, lost their shows, are not even invited on air because no one is interested in them, they are unbalanced troublemakers,” wrote Donald Trump, in capital letters, before targeting each one individually.
“Mad Genocidaire”
Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly are both former hosts at the conservative network Fox News who now host independent shows. Donald Trump advises the former, who has long criticized American support for Israel, to “maybe go see a psychiatrist.”
He also goes after conspiracy influencer Candace Owens, “who accuses the highly respected First Lady of France of being a man, when that is not the case.” The American president says he “hopes” Brigitte Macron “makes a lot of money” in the defamation lawsuit filed in an American court by the French presidential couple against Candace Owens, who is accused of spreading and extensively exploiting the false claim that Emmanuel Macron’s wife was “born a man.” After Donald Trump’s remarks on Tuesday threatening to destroy Iranian civilization, Candace Owens called the American president a “mad genocidaire.” She has also supported the need for him to be removed from power, like some American lawmakers. In response to Donald Trump’s post, the conspiracy influencer suggested “putting Grandpa in a retirement home.”
