MAGA influencers were raging at each other over a supposed Department of Justice investigation examining whether foreign money plays a role in their social media content, according to a report published on Thursday.
The growing divide over Iran and President Donald Trump's decisions has pitted conservative influencers against each other, The Bulwark's Will Sommer reported.
"But so far, those influencers largely aren’t blaming the president for their divisions," Sommer wrote.
"Instead, they are pointing to a new culprit: The reason conservatives are at each other’s throats, they argue, is that they’re being paid by foreign sources to, essentially, bicker," Sommer explained. "But the enthusiasm for a Justice Department probe is notable not just because it suggests influencers believe the MAGA civil war now requires federal intervention. It sticks out because many of these influencers calling for a DOJ probe have taken foreign money themselves."
It turns out plenty of MAGA influencers have already had "pay-to-post arrangements" involving foreign entities.
"Just a few weeks ago, country music sensation Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI director Kash Patel, claimed she had uncovered a wide-ranging foreign influence network to make people think she’s a Mossad operative," Sommer reported. "And who could forget Laura Loomer’s nickname for Carlson: 'Tucker Qatarlson'?"
It's unlikely there was an actual probe happening, despite hopeful wishes from several conservative social media personalities, including Catturd and Rob Smith.
"Of course, the idea of a Trump Justice Department investigating foreign influence is laughable, given the foreign financial entanglements and conflicts already rife in the administration," Sommer wrote. "Recently booted Attorney General Pam Bondi scaled back Foreign Agents Registration Act enforcement early in her tenure at DOJ, signaling the administration’s stance on policing foreign influence in our politics."