Donald Trump’s decision to launch an attack on Iran without congressional approval, and then follow up with a continuing bombardment of the country, is alienating an important portion of his base that helped him regain the Oval Office after his loss in 2020 to President Joe Biden.
The attack, after promises that he would not engage in military adventurism, led to a resurfacing of an old post by Charlie Kirk, where the late founder of TPUSA broke with the president after an attack on Iran last year.
“This is insane. Regime change will result in a bloody civil war, killing hundreds of thousands and creating another massive Muslim refugee crisis. Topping a leader is NEVER as easy you think. It almost always results in further involvement, a civil war, and chaos. Resist this!” he wrote, and now, with the president taking the country to war, some of Kirk’s fans are doing just that.
Posting on X, longtime friend and the producer of Kirk’s podcast, Blake Neff, added his voice to the chorus of conservatives who are breaking with Trump after the attack –– and added he is not the only one.
"Charlie was opposed to a regime-change war with Iran, as was I. Wars by their nature are expensive and unpredictable. They endanger American lives and can last far, far longer than anyone anticipates. Nevertheless, President Trump has elected for regime change in Iran,” he began.
“As an American patriot I must hope for the best. Trump’s instinct is to avoid prolonged fighting and boots on the ground. We must simply trust that he has a strategy that will prevent both. Ideally, this will be our last MidEast War: Toppling the Islamic Republic would remove the last large hostile power in the region and let America finally disengage and focus its efforts elsewhere. If the President can deliver that, this will be a success for America,” he added hopefully.
Adding a cautionary note, he warned the president, “... he must be prepared to make that case forcefully. Trump/Vance ran on a peace platform, and it was popular. Right now some of my right-leaning friends are messaging me: ‘F*** this.’ ‘This is extremely depressing.’ ‘Never voting in a national election again’.”
“If this war is a swift, easy, and decisive victory, most of them will get over it. But if the war is anything else, there will be a lot of anger. The American people were not given a strong explanation of why this was necessary. But success can override bad explanations. So we must pray for success,” he concluded.
You can see his post here.
