In a time when America is at war with Iran, it has become clear that Donald Trump has completely reversed his earlier “isolationist” view on foreign policy and engaging in wars, which was a major part of his appeal in the Presidential Election of 2024.
Not only has Trump reversed, but Vice President JD Vance made clear his similar isolationist views while in the Senate from Ohio in 2023.
Also, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, formerly a Democratic Congresswoman from Hawaii, expressed similar views when a candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomination for the Presidential Election of 2020.
This reality has alienated many MAGA Republicans, including former Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon, both controversial commentators of right wing ideology.
Whether this will have an effect among MAGA Republican voters in the Midterm Elections of 2026 and the Presidential Election of 2028 is unpredictable.
Christian nationalism is surfacing in the war on Iran in a shocking way
Some military commanders are reportedly calling the war “biblically sanctioned” and a path to the end times.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/iran-war-christian-nationalism-hegseth-military-religious-freedom
Those military command are nuts!
The preacher who leads Bible studies for cabinet secretaries at the White House — and in both chambers of Congress — preaches that Jews killed Jesus.
https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/exclusive-white-house-bible-study
Trump’s Iran attack rattles Russian hardliners who call for Putin to double down on war in Ukraine
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/trumps-iran-attack-rattles-russian-hardliners-who-call-putin-double-down-war-2026-03-03/
Iran moves to pick new supreme leader, Israel says he will be ‘a target for elimination’
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-lebanon-march-04-2026
CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/03/politics/cia-arming-kurds-iran
Exclusive: The Trump-Netanyahu call that changed the Middle East
“Last Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Trump with a stunning tip: Iran’s supreme leader and his top advisers were all set to meet at one location in Tehran on Saturday morning.”
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/03/trump-netanyahu-call-iran-war-israel-coordination
Ugh.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s Son Emerges as Leading Choice to Be His Successor
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/world/middleeast/iran-mojtaba-khamenei-successor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QVA.bJmz.Bb-e-WD4X-Go&smid=url-share
Israel Is Blowing Up Iran’s Police State to Clear the Way for a Revolt
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-is-blowing-up-irans-police-state-to-clear-the-way-for-a-revolt-1015b37e?mod=WSJ_home_supertoppertop_pos_1
Americans Stranded in the Middle East Are Having a Hard Time Getting Help From the State Department
https://www.notus.org/foreign-policy/americans-stranded-middle-east-help-state-department-iran-war
The Republican Meltdown Over Iran Is Just Beginning
https://newrepublic.com/article/207311/trump-iran-war-maga-republican-crack-up-just-beginning
U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/politics/us-ecuador-trump-military-operations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QlA.fOhh.0RAzVioUnLQg&smid=url-share
“America First” strikes again, huh?
Senators Question Kristi Noem on ICE Immigration Tactics
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000010749399/kristi-noem-dhs-hearing.html
Support for abolishing ICE reaches 50%
https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54225-support-for-abolishing-ice-reaches-50-percent-february-27-march-2-2026-economist-yougov-poll
WTF?
Trump Administration, in Reversal, Tries to Continue Fight Against Law Firms
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/us/politics/trump-law-firm-orders-reversal.html?unlocked_article_code=1.QVA.-feV.SepnvpB1qDlu&smid=url-share
Lutnick volunteers to testify on Epstein ties
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/03/lutnick-epstein-files-testify-house
Takeaways from the first elections of the 2026 midterm campaigns
https://apnews.com/article/senate-primaries-texas-north-carolina-iran-trump-65ea095df05d3a537e71fefa7aa9aec1
Russia Is Big Winner as Iran War Drains Supplies That Ukraine Needs
“Kyiv faces a shortfall of missile interceptors for its air defense, while surging oil prices are boosting Russia’s economy.”
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/russia-ukraine-iran-war-9722d527?mod=WSJ_home_supertoppermiddle_pos_1
Iran could disrupt the Strait of Hormuz with drones for months
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/iran-could-disrupt-strait-hormuz-with-drones-months-2026-03-04/
Senate GOP gives Trump free hand in Iran as war powers vote fails
https://www.ms.now/news/trump-iran-war-powers-senate
Poll: Majority of voters disapprove of how Trump has handled Iran
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/poll-majority-voters-disapproves-trump-handled-iran-rcna261564
Pete Hegseth Treats Fallen American Soldiers as a PR Problem
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/03/pete-hegseth-american-soldiers-iran-media/686240/
His comments were disrespectful, disgraceful, etc.
Right-wing pundits want Trump to heal the MAGA rift over the Iran war via the mass deportation of American Muslims
https://www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-relations/right-wing-pundits-want-trump-heal-maga-rift-over-iran-war-mass-deportation
Insane and evil people.
Christian media figures have claimed that the Iran war could signal “the second coming” or the “End Times” and said “we are watching incredible prophecy in this time come to pass”
https://www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-relations/christian-media-figures-have-claimed-iran-war-could-signal-second-coming-or-end
More insane and evil people.
In my initial post today, that should be:
Those military commanders are nuts.
Thanks, Former Republican, for the correction.
War Keeps Strait of Hormuz Almost Totally Shut, Raising Energy Prices
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2026-03-06/iran-latest?srnd=homepage-americas
Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/06/russia-iran-intelligence-us-targets/
Hahahahaha
Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran’s next leader
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/05/iran-leader-trump-khamenei
US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-investigation-points-likely-us-responsibility-iran-school-strike-sources-say-2026-03-06/
That’s been obvious all along based upon where the strike took place, which is in southeastern Iran along the Persian Gulf…definitely where U.S. forces are operating, almost certainly not where Israeli forces are because it’s way too far.
The Iran War Spreads to Lebanon
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-iran-war-spreads-to-lebanon
Hahahahaha
Trump attacked Iran based on a “feeling”.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/white-house-argues-that-trump-had-a-feeling-about-an-imminent-iranian-threat
‘I guess’: Trump gives wrong response about possible Iranian reprisals on U.S. soil
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/i-guess-trump-gives-wrong-response-about-possible-iranian-reprisals-on-u-s-soil