far right activist Nick Fuentes and conservative podcast Candace Owens was one of those who, as president, issued a warning Donald Trump Consider taking action against Iran. On Thursday, Trump said he would decide within the next ten days whether to attack Iran.
However, the two political commentators, who both have large social media followings, were not happy about this. Fuentes issued a warning to X not to take any action before the midterm elections. He wrote on
Fuentes was referring to rumors that Trump might run for vice president in 2028 since he can’t run for president again. “This is effectively Iraq 2.0. The Republican Party has completely betrayed America First,” Fuentes added, referring to Trump’s country-first policies. Owens shared Fuentes’ post and wrote, “This is true,” later adding, “When this happens, they’re going to blame me and Tucker Carlson one way or another.”
With many in conservative circles appearing to be of two minds about Trump’s expected actions, one even shared an alleged poll conducted by the late Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA and a well-known figure in Make America Great Again circles.
this polling Purportedly regarding whether the United States should participate in Israel’s war against Iran, Kirk received more negative than positive responses.
What Trump said about Iran
“So now we may have to go a step further, or we may not. Maybe we will make a deal. You may find out in the next 10 days,” Trump said at the first meeting of the peace commission.
He added: “It has been proven over the years that reaching a meaningful deal with Iran is not easy. We have to reach a meaningful deal or bad things will happen.”
White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt, meanwhile, said “a lot of reasons and arguments can be made for striking Iran.” Levitt noted that the Geneva talks had made some progress, but added that Iran and the United States “remain very far apart on certain issues.”
Amid the tensions, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards held military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz this week. The United States is currently also conducting a large-scale military buildup in the Middle East. The USS Abraham Lincoln is in the area, and a second aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is heading there.
