MAGA camp splinters over Iran war

The confusion and fear over Trump’s illegal war on Iran are fuelling anger, even in his own ranks in the MAGA camp.

MAGA podcaster Joe Rogan has called Trump’s war plan ‘insane,’ as military families are flooding hotlines, desperate to avoid deployment. The fallout is now reaching areas Trump likely never expected to be touched.

Disquiet on the home front

US army veteran Mike Pryzner of the Center on Conscience and War, says service members are flooding his hotline.

[The] phone has been ringing off the hook. A LOT more units have just been activated for deployment than the public knows about… https://t.co/qax3F23lwM

— Mike Prysner (@MikePrysner) March 6, 2026

In an interview with journalist Rania Khalek, Pryzner spoke of hundreds of calls his organisation has received in under a week, mostly from active-duty troops. Some are from guard and reserve units being activated. Others haven’t received orders yet but are worried they will.

As the threat of a ground war with Iran looms, @MikePrysner of @CCW4COs says phones are “ringing off the hook” with US troops seeking legal ways to refuse deployment.

“In 20 years… I’ve never talked to as many [anti-war] people as I’m meeting now.”

➡️https://t.co/lkuRvuuAYH pic.twitter.com/QSvH3XOYN9

— BreakThrough News (@BTnewsroom) March 10, 2026

Pryzner explained that the real danger of a ground war is that it never ends. He pointed to Iraq, Afghanistan and Vietnam. Once you commit troops, even a small number, that number keeps growing. Then administrations won’t take responsibility for failure. They just kick it to the next one. That’s how you get endless war.

He also warned about who is in charge now. The same people who think the Iraq war was too soft, too “woke.” He called them monsters with no regard for human life. People who revel in killing civilians. A ground war means soldiers would have that on their conscience for the rest of their lives.

He pointed to the bombing of oil reserves as an example. He compared it to dropping a biological or chemical weapon on millions of civilians. The long term health impact would be catastrophic. His point was simple: don’t expect anything to get better. The question soldiers need to ask themselves is whether they can take part in a debacle led by terrible people at the top.

Joe Rogan feels betrayed

Even MAGA podcaster Joe Rogan has turned on Trump. Rogan said that Trump’s supporters feel ‘betrayed’ by the war on Iran,

JOE ROGAN TURNS ON TRUMP:

“A lot of people feel betrayed.

He ran on no more wars and these stupid, senseless wars.

And then we have one that we can’t even really clearly define why we did it.” pic.twitter.com/yNxehNu2Ly

— ADAM (@AdameMedia) March 11, 2026

“Right, he’s 80, he doesn’t have much to lose. That’s the scary thing about old leaders — it’s like, death is imminent. It’s within a decade, if you’re lucky,” Rogan said. “That’s spooky.”

JOE ROGAN IS DONE WITH TRUMP:

“He’s 80. He doesn’t have much to lose. That’s the scary thing about old leaders. Death is imminent. It’s within a decade.

You’re making decisions for the future of the world & you’ve only got maybe 10 years left on earth” pic.twitter.com/JWUI0TqvP1 https://t.co/jEWSJwf2EE

— ADAM (@AdameMedia) March 12, 2026

Who are the winners?

Pryzner said there is one group that is happy about all of this. A religious extremist faction inside the military—what he called a “crusader faction”—has been pushing for this war. They are the same people who think the Iraq war was not brutal enough.

For instance, the U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has got a kafir/كافر (infidel) tattoo under his Deus Vult tattoo a Crusader slogan.

The U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has got a kafir/كافر (infidel) tattoo under his Deus Vult tattoo — a Crusader slogan. pic.twitter.com/XLxscgbSkp

— DOAM (@doamuslims) March 27, 2025

So, where do we currently stand?

US soldiers are begging to get out. The MAGA podcasters call the president insane. And the men with Crusader tattoos seemingly are the winners of Trump’s second term.

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