Tucker Carlson officially announces the "end" of the MAGA movement in a YouTube short uploaded to his channel. This comes after the president harshly criticized the conservative media figure earlier this week.
Tucker's guest, Saagar Enjeti, claims that the Trump administration is doing the "same thing" as every previous administration. This is a totally ridiculous and inaccurate characterization of Trump 47, one that omits all of the good that it has done.
Trump has objectively done more to crack down on anti-white discrimination and mass migration since these things more or less became America's civil religion in the 60s. Trump has signed multiple EOs banning DEI and certain forms of affirmative action; he's taken steps to end disparate impact; he's withheld hundreds of millions of federal funds to colleges unless they get rid of their DEI programs; he's secured the border; visa and green card denials are up; it's harder than ever to get an H-1B; he secured $170 billion to carry out the largest mass deportation campaign in US history; the list goes on.
There's still much to be done, but it's evident that many good things are happening.
But even on foreign policy, Trump has been solid so far. His handling of Maduro was masterful. Tucker and Saagar are clearly upset about Operation Epic Fury. I get that, and my position is that time will tell whether it is a success or a failure. But even in the worst case scenario, it is unlikely to be the "same thing" as the Global War on Terror, a decades-long series of wars and nation-building attempts. Even if OEF is a flop, I don't see how that undoes all of the good work Trump has done on immigration and anti-white discrimination, two issues about which, frankly, I care much more than most foreign policy matters.
I think a lot of these podcasters are upset Trump hasn't done what they wanted them to do – and that his deviation from their preferred course of action actually hasn't backfired as they said it would. Consider the fact that Tucker predicted thousands of American deaths in the first week if we struck Iran. That didn't happen during Midnight Hammer, and it hasn't happened now.
In my view, these types – Tucker, Massie, MTG, and so on – feel that they're losing influence in MAGA, so they're lashing out.
Trump admittedly isn't perfect, and when he errs, he deserves good faith criticism. But if your dissatisfaction with something he's doing causes you to suddenly pretend that he isn't doing any good for America, then you're no longer operating in good faith, and therefore deserve to be mocked and disregarded.