White House quells irate MAGA stars behind the scenes amid right-wing infighting

A behind-the-scenes effort to contain unrest among the MAGAverse is underway at the White House as President Donald Trump edges closer toward possible U.S. involvement in Israel’s assault on Iran, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal.

Fearing a backlash from his isolationist-aligned supporters, White House officials have quietly reached out to conservative influencers to explain Trump’s possible shift away from diplomacy. Among those contacted was MAGA acolyte Charlie Kirk, who recently polled his conservative audience on whether the U.S. should intervene – nearly 90 percent said no, the Journal reported Wednesday.

“Some prominent conservatives have toned down their rhetoric, but discontent has continued to burst into public view, as longtime Trump supporters voice concerns that the president is abandoning his campaign-trail pledge to extract the U.S. from foreign entanglements,” according to the report.

Trump’s longtime allies, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and former White House advisor Steve Bannon, have voiced alarm over the U.S. becoming entangled in potential military action. Meanwhile, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has publicly accused Trump of being “complicit in an act of war” following Israel’s strikes.

Trump fired back online: “Somebody please explain to kooky Tucker Carlson that, IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!”

The uproar marks “the strongest challenge to Trump’s iron grip on the Republican Party since he regained power in January,” the Journal said. “And it comes as Trump’s base is also divided over immigration, with the administration wavering over whether to exempt farm and service workers from deportations to insulate the economy.”

But despite the internal MAGA rift, Trump on Wednesday remained confident in his standing among his base. “My supporters are more in love with me today than they were even at the election,” he said.