President Donald Trump and top officials are ramping up attacks on conservative critics of the war, opening an unexpected offensive front as the United States nears a potential end to the Iran conflict.
Throughout his political career, Trump has never shied from attacking critics, regardless of party. But some Trump world insiders, including current and former administration officials, worry his attacks on Tucker Carlson and others are elevating dissent on the right and potentially undercutting his own messaging for bringing the war to a close.
One former senior Trump White House official questioned the wisdom of Trump’s nearly 500-word social media tirade against Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Alex Jones, and Candace Owens on Thursday afternoon.
In that lengthy Truth Social post, Trump claimed that the media personalities “have all been fighting [him] for years.”
“They have one thing in common, Low IQs. They’re stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and
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