MAGA Hawks Revolt Against Trump's Iran Deal
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- Mark Levin ranted on his Sunday night Fox News program that the deal "won't stand" and insisted Congress must approve it, then tussled with a Trump adviser on air
- Ben Shapiro demanded the administration release the MOU text, writing: "So release the MOU text. Now."
- John Bolton called the agreement "a very bad deal for the United States" and taunted his former boss, claiming "they've played him like a violin"
- Sen. Lindsey Graham said on X that any nuclear deal must go to Congress for review and a vote, and called for Vance and his negotiating partners to present the final deal
- Laura Loomer claimed "nearly 100,000 innocent people slaughtered this year in Iran," a figure the article notes has no supporting evidence
- VP JD Vance fired back at the critics, reportedly saying it was "ironic that they're really, really worried about stopping this thing when they were so gung-ho about starting this thing"
- The article notes that the Feb. 28 bombing of Tehran killed 120 schoolchildren, undermining claims the war was about liberating Iranians
Why it matters: The rebellion from Levin's Sunday night tantrum to Bolton's mockery shows Trump's base fracturing not over domestic policy but over a war he initiated and is now trying to exit. With Graham threatening to force a Senate vote and Cruz warning of "dark forces" breaking the U.S.-Israel alliance, the president's leverage on Iran policy depends on whether he can weather sustained pressure from the same movement that backed his February war push.
