A massive split is developing on the Far Right in the Republican Party and the Conservative Movement.
MAGA Republicans are divided on the issue of the Jeffrey Epstein Scandal, and the slow revelation of the Epstein Files, required by a law passed through Congress and signed by the President, due to strong and vehement insistence of exposing those who abused women and young girls on Jeffrey Epstein’s island.
The Heritage Foundation, under the leadership of Kevin Roberts, formulated the horrendous Project 2025, much of which has been instituted by Donald Trump.
Turning Point USA (TPUSA), led by Charlie Kirk before his assassination in September, and now headed by his widow, Erica Kirk, has worked to gain support from younger conservatives, and has become ever more controversial, since many Far Right influencers have clashed over the purposes and programs and viewpoints that divide the Far Right.
These include the issue of support of Ukraine in its war with Russia; the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; and reaction to many of Trump’s actions and goals.
Former Vice President Mike Pence has broken with the Heritage Foundation, and many of its board of directors has joined Pence in forming an opposition movement, challenging Donald Trump’s policies in many particulars.
At the CPUSA convention this past week, major conflict and condemnation developed when Ben Shapiro expressed criticism of growing antisemitism in the movement, and was viciously attacked by Tucker Carlson, Megyn Kelly, and others.
Other Far Right figures, including Candace Owens and Nick Fuentes also add to the turmoil on the Far Right.
In the long run, this is good for those who believe in progressive values, and makes the idea of unity in the post Trump years much less likely!