The Neocons are PANICKING and Attacking Americans Now
From Megyn Kelly
The piece argues that a group of neoconservative advisers pressured President Trump into an Iran war, and that commentary around the decision—including JD Vance's admission that the war hurt Trump politically—demonstrates that the war led to a significant drop in broad support. It highlights media and pundit criticism of the administration’s Iran policy as destabilizing for Republicans.
Key Takeaways
- Neocons in the ear of power can turbocharge wars; domestic backlash is the inevitable tax on bravado.
- Vance’s honesty exposed GOP tunnel vision: foreign-policy missteps outpaced hawkish rhetoric and cost.
- Polls finally exposed reality: Iran War’s unpopularity cascaded into dramatic approval erosion for Trump.
- Media polarization weaponizes loyalty: disloyalty accusations trump accountability in a high-stakes political theater.
- Historical memory matters: public will determines if a leader can sustain unpopular wars without collapse.
Who is mentioned in this episode?
12 people come up, including Donald Trump, Megan Kelly, Jesse Kelly.
- Donald Trump (Person)
- Megan Kelly (Person)
- Jesse Kelly (Person)
- J.D. Vance (Person)
- Mark Thiessen (Person)
- Jack Keane (Person)
- George W. Bush (Person)
- Ben Shapiro (Person)
- Dasha Burns (Person)
- Ari Fleischer (Person)
- Michael Brendan Dougherty (Person)
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Person)
Sponsors of this episode
- Birch Gold (Sponsor)
Mentioned in this episode
- Iran War (Event)
- Iran (Location)
- Neoconservatism (Concept)
- 2026 Midterm Elections (Event)
- Republican Party (Company)
- The Wall Street Journal (Company)
- Fox News (Company)
- Global War on Terror (Event)
- National Review (Company)
- Texas (Location)
- SiriusXM (Company)