US EditionYounger and Older Conservatives Split Over Trump’s Iran War at CPAC
Younger conservatives express opposition to Trump’s Iran campaign citing broken promises and draft fears while older conservatives defend it as necessary, with 59% of Americans viewing the action as excessive.
- The four-day Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, concluded Saturday, exposing a sharp generational divide over President Donald Trump's military campaign in Iran.
- Older attendees defended the war as a pragmatic response to threats, while younger conservatives expressed feelings of betrayal, arguing the engagement contradicts Trump's "America First" agenda.
- About 59% of Americans say U.S. military action in Iran has been excessive, according to the Associated Press-NORC Center, while gas prices have surged by more than $1 a gallon since late February.
- CPAC Chairman Matt Schlapp pleaded for unity, acknowledging underlying concern about the war's trajectory, as former advisor Steve Bannon urged attendees to back the MAGA project despite internal fractures.
- With the White House claiming military "core objectives" have been met, Republicans face a challenging midterm election year where the conflict remains a significant political liability.
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CPAC's 'boomers for Trump' conference hides divisions over Iran
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Iran conflict divides Republicans at CPAC
A gathering of prominent American conservatives last week exposed deep divisions within the Republican Party over the Iran war. Some longtime Donald Trump loyalists questioned the escalation — one warned that “a ground invasion of Iran will make our country poorer and less safe” — while others praised the president’s strikes. The split at the Conservative Political Action Conference reflected generational divides within the party over involvemen…
At CPAC, 'America First' faithful split over Trump's 'ass-kicking' in Iran
The MAGA crowd at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference looked older and noticeably more subdued than years before, with much of the energy coming from Iranian-American supporters of the U.S.–Israeli war, who led chants of 'Long live the Shah' and 'Thank you, Trump'
MAGA age divide over Trump on full display at CPAC: 'It's Biblical'
For the first time in a decade, President Donald Trump did not attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), his absence apparently consumed by the ongoing war in Iran. Without the president to provide closing arguments, the annual gathering of MAGA faithful in Grapevine, Texas, became a stage for airing deep anxieties about the conflict and exposed significant fractures within Trump's movement.The central tension dominating CPAC d…
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