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5 min readBen Shapiro dismisses claims that MAGA is fracturing over Trump's Iran policy, using recent poll data and the resignation of fringe Trump appointee Joe Kent as evidence that the base remains loyal while media amplifies outliers.
Joe Kent's Resignation and Media Hype
Joe Kent, a former Green Beret, CIA officer, and failed 2022 congressional candidate with past ties to white nationalists and conspiracy theories (including blaming Israel for the Iraq War and his wife's death by ISIS), resigned as Director of the National Center for Counterterrorism. In his letter, Kent accused Trump of being duped by Israel and a pro-war media lobby into starting an unnecessary war, despite Iran posing no imminent threat. Trump, Gabbard, and White House officials rejected this, noting Kent was excluded from all Iran briefings and had no role in planning. Media outlets like MSNBC and CNN, which previously criticized Kent, now praise him alongside figures like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens, but Shapiro calls this a failed effort to portray MAGA splits, akin to past hype around Marjorie Taylor Greene or Theo Von.
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What you'll learn
- 1 `* (01:03) **MAGA Remains Solid on Iran: Poll Data**`
- 2 `* (03:24) **Joe Kent's Controversial Background and Resignation**`
- 3 `* (06:28) **Trump, Gabbard, White House Respond**`
- 4 `* (09:54) **Media and Anti-Trump Right Exploit Split**`
- 5 `* (20:49) **Iran War Updates: Regime Decapitated, Allies Balk**`
- 6 `* (27:44) **Three Paths to Iranian Regime Collapse**`
- 7 `* (36:14) **Member Q&A: Iran Endgame and Risks**`
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Show Notes
After Joe Kent resigns from the little-known National Center for Counterterrorism, headlines announce that the MAGA coalition is broken…but is it? Plus, we discuss three options for the future of Iran, and it appears that Cuba is on the brink.
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