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'Days-long meltdown': MAGA civil war erupts over influencers' trip to Qatar

A MAGA influencer trip has drawn a feud between right-wing influencers over their relationship with Qatar and the country's interest in its relationship with President Donald Trump.

Emily Wilson, known as "Emily Saves America," Caitlin Sinclair and Rob Smith — three well known MAGA influencers — shared social media posts from their visit to Doha during the Thanksgiving holiday, including stops at a pricey restaurant, nightclub and the Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix, plus an event with Serena Williams, The Bulwark reported on Thursday.

"The Gulf Arab monarchy is on a clear campaign to charm Donald Trump and those around him, starting with the 'gift' of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet (supposedly to the Air Force, not Trump) in May, and extending to the building of new facilities at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho (which Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth inaccurately reported as a Qatari military base). The latest Qatari charm tactic has less to do with aviation than with recreation for some B-list MAGA social media personalities."

Far-right influencer Laura Loomer hasn't been happy about the trip and "has been on a days-long meltdown over the trip, at one point declaring that she’d rather eat canned tuna and beans in her apartment than sell out to the Qatar lobby in such a way. The influencers, by comparison, appear to have dined at Cipriani Doha, a place so fancy its online menu doesn’t even have prices," The Bulwark reported.

"Wilson shot back, claiming, falsely, that Loomer has been divorced twice," according to the outlet.

On Thursday, Loomer claimed former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is "promoting Islam extensively" in a post on X. Carlson and Neil Patel, the CEO of the Tucker Carlson Network, were expected to attend the Doha Forum in Qatar this week.

The influencer trip has also revealed more infighting underway with MAGA supporters, particularly over the U.S. relationship with Qatar and the Middle East.

"While the right’s feuding is certainly funny, the fight over the Qatar trip points to something larger. As Qatar and Israel increasingly grapple with one another for the loyalty of Republican personalities, even the most ridiculous MAGA influencers appear to be worth fighting over—and splashing out on," The Bulwark reported.

GOP's sinister flirtation points to something very dark for America

Today I want to talk to you about a difficult subject. Let me start with the Trump regime’s ongoing accusations of antisemitism to extort billions of dollars from American universities — while simultaneously disregarding antisemitism within its own ranks.

Exhibit A is Harmeet Dhillon, now Trump’s assistant attorney general for civil rights. For the last 10 months, Dhillon has condemned prestigious universities for allowing what she deems “antisemitic” protests — and withheld research funding unless they agree to explicit measures supposedly to prevent antisemitism.

I was a Dartmouth trustee in the 1980s when its president, James O. Freedman, who was Jewish, endured the antisemitic barbs of an ascendant right-wing student group that included Dhillon, along with Laura Ingraham and Dinesh D’Souza.

In 1988, as editor of The Dartmouth Review, Dhillon published a column depicting Freedman as Adolf Hitler under the headline “Ein Reich, Ein Volk, Ein Freedmann” — a play on a Nazi slogan, “One Empire, One People, One Leader,” but substituting and misspelling Freedman’s name for “Fuhrer.”

Using the analogy of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, the column satirically described how “Der Freedmann” and his associates rid the campus of conservatives. The column referred to the “‘Final Solution’ of the Conservative Problem” and to “survivors” of the Dartmouth “holocaust” and described Dartmouth conservatives being “deported in cattle cars in the night.”

A drawing on the cover of the following issue also depicted Freedman, who had been critical of The Review, as Hitler.

I saw up close how much Dhillon’s publication hurt Freedman. As a Jew, he not only felt personally attacked but also worried about the effects of Dhillon’s publication on Jewish students at Dartmouth.

The student newspaper The Dartmouth took The Review to task, claiming that it “is anti-semitic; its impact rings through this community today and will remain long after its publishers have completed their stints in Hanover.”

Several faculty members wrote to outside advisers of The Review, asking them to reconsider allowing their names to be associated with the publication. The regional office of the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, in Boston, condemned it.

It is possible, of course, that Dhillon’s undergraduate escapade into antisemitism caused her such remorse that she subsequently experienced a conversion of sorts and became committed to ridding universities of similar acts of bigotry.

But nothing in her history after Dartmouth or her official biography suggests such a conversion.

The most probable explanation for her turnaround is simple ambition. Dhillon grabbed the opportunity to become assistant attorney general in charge of civil rights and agreed to use the charge of antisemitism as a weapon to carry out the Trump regime’s war on prestigious universities — not because they’re hotbeds of antisemitism, but because the authoritarian right considers them hotbeds of leftist ideology.

As JD Vance said in a 2021 speech titled ‘The Universities are the Enemy,’ “we have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities in this country.”

But the problem of antisemitism within the ranks of Trump Republicans runs much deeper than Dhillon.

Exhibit B is Kevin Roberts — president of the Heritage Foundation, creator of Trump’s Project 2025, and one of Trump’s most loyal supporters.

Roberts recently came to the defense of Tucker Carlson after Carlson’s friendly interview with Nick Fuentes, an ardent fan of Adolf Hitler, in which Carlson declined to challenge Fuentes’s bigoted beliefs or his remark about problems with “organized Jewry in America.”

Here’s what Roberts said:

“Tucker Carlson … always will be a close friend of the Heritage Foundation. The venomous coalition attacking him are sowing division. Conservatives should feel no obligation to reflexively support any foreign government, no matter how loud the pressure becomes from the globalist class or from their mouthpieces in Washington.”

To whom was Roberts referring when he spoke of “the venomous coalition” and “the globalist class”? These words are closely associated with antisemitism and are similar to those Fuentes has used.

Roberts went on to say:

“The Heritage Foundation didn’t become the intellectual backbone of the conservative movement by canceling our own people or policing the consciences of Christians, and we won’t start doing that now. My loyalty as a Christian and as an American is to Christ first and to America.”

But aren’t Jews as loyal to America as Christians? Again, Roberts seemed to be toying with an antisemitic trope, implicitly questioning the loyalty of American Jews to America.

When asked about the controversy, Trump refrained from criticizing Fuentes (with whom he has dined at Mar-a-Lago) and praised Carlson for having “said good things about me over the years” — adding “you can’t tell him who to interview” and “if he wants to interview Nick Fuentes — I don’t know much about him — but if he wants to do it, get the word out. People have to decide.”

Fuentes liked Trump’s response, posting “Thank you Mr. President!” on social media.

Fuentes’s influence is surely one test of whether Trump conservatives are willing to accommodate bigots in their coalition.

But the problem of antisemitism in the ranks of Trump Republicans runs deeper than one antisemitic crackpot. Indeed, it runs deeper than the apparent hypocrisies of Kevin Roberts or Harmeet Dhillon.

It touches on a central question that everyone inside the regime and all who support it must grapple with: When does Trump authoritarianism bleed into fascism — along with the antisemitism that has historically fueled it?

Robert Reich is a professor of public policy at Berkeley and former secretary of labor. His writings can be found at https://robertreich.substack.com/.
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'He's delusional': MAGA lawmaker fires back after attack from ex-Fox News host

A MAGA lawmaker hit back Monday after former Fox News host Tucker Carlson attacked his comments, calling him "delusional."

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) told CNN anchor Boris Sanchez what he thinks about Carlson, who has faced criticism over interviewing self-described neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes on his podcast. Carlson was recently interviewed by MAGA commentator Megyn Kelly, and said he took issue over Fine apparently posting a laughing emoji over a photo of a dead baby.

Fine tried to correct the record on CNN.

"Well, I think he's delusional. I could take an hour to dissect that. But in the short time we have, I would say this. I did say we should kill all Hamas terrorists, and I stand by that," Fine said. "And what I laughed at was a fake picture that was sent to me, where people tried to claim that Israel was killing babies, but what they sent me was a 10-year-old photograph of a baby being killed in Syria by Muslims. The point was, if this was real, you wouldn't have to generate fake pictures."

Fine pointed to Carlson's recent interview with Fuentes and called him out for allowing him to join him on the show.

"But what I would say is, even if all of the things that he claims I did were true, to say that is worse than someone who said the Holocaust didn't happen, that women should be raped. That makes the most horrific thing, says the most horrific things about Black people, when you equate that and you'll say, 'that's not that bad,' we've got a real problem. I've said, Tucker Carlson is the most dangerous anti-semite in America, and I stand by that," Fine said.

'Dumb!' MAGA lawmaker rages at Tucker Carlson after being called out for genocidal remarks

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) lashed out at Tucker Carlson Friday after the conservative political commentator criticized his past “genocidal” remarks, alongside his material support for “a military committing genocide,” referencing the lawmaker’s fervorous backing of the Israeli military amid its ongoing siege on Gaza.

“We have a sitting member of Congress from Florida called Randy Fine who has literally put on Twitter ‘we should kill them all, every single one,’” Tucker said Thursday while appearing on “The Megyn Kelly Show.”

“Someone texted a picture literally of a dead baby and he laughs at it, and it’s like, this guy’s a lawmaker who’s appropriating money to a military committing genocide, and that’s cool? It’s not cool.”

Tucker was making reference to several controversial statements Fine had made on social media amid Israel’s siege on Gaza.

In July, Fine said Gazans should ‘starve away’ until all Israeli hostages were returned, a remark made in response to reports about rising famine deaths of Gazans amid Israel’s aid blockade. And in 2021, in response to a social media user who shared a photo of what appears to be a Gazan infant buried in rubble, along with the question “how do you sleep at night,” Fine responded “quite well, actually,” and “thanks for the pic!”

Tucker’s comments were made in the wake of his interview with Nick Fuentes, an outspoken white supremacist and admirer of Adolf Hitler, which has sparked a MAGA civil war and seen condemnation from both liberal and conservative figures. Tucker went on to call Fine’s actions in supporting Israel “much worse” than “anything” Fuentes has said, a remark that didn’t sit well with Fine.

“Tucker Carlson just called me ‘much worse’ than Nick Fuentes,” Fine wrote in a social media post on X Friday.

“I had believed he was just paid off by the Qataris and other enemies of America to parrot this nonsense. Now I wonder if the guy is just really, really, really dumb.”

Fine has frequently attacked Carlson in recent days, calling him “insane” and “dangerous” on CNN, and earlier this week while speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada, he called Carlson “the most dangerous antisemite in America,” and proclaimed him to be “not MAGA.”

In her interview with Carlson, Kelly condemned Fuentes for having said “a long list of very vile things,” a statement Carlson agreed with: “big time,” he responded.

Tucker Carlson just called me “much worse” than Nick Fuentes.

I had believed he was just paid off by the Qataris and other enemies of America to parrot this nonsense.

Now I wonder if the guy is just really, really, really dumb.

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— Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) November 7, 2025

'Pathological liar!' Right-wing civil war breaks out in explosive feud over extremism

MAGA influencer Ben Shapiro criticized Tucker Carlson, calling him a "terrible friend," "intellectual coward," and “dishonest interlocutor,” as a MAGA feud heats up over the podcast host's decision to interview self-described white nationalist Nick Fuentes.

In his show on Monday, called “Tucker Carlson Sabotages America,” Shapiro said his friendship with the former Fox News anchor was over. He referred to how Tucker "decided that it was important not only to host 27-year-old Fuentes, but smooth over his views, water them down and make them far more palatable to a normal audience," The Daily Beast reports.

Shapiro shared clips from Fuentes and his shocking comments, including “a lot of women want to be raped" or that women shouldn't be in politics. He called Fuentes a "Hitler admirer" and "Holocaust denier," who spoke in favor of Jim Crow laws, saying the racist policies were "better for us."

Shapiro dedicated his entire show to calling out Carlson and "the twisted mind" of Fuentes.

“The issue here isn’t that Tucker Carlson had Nick Fuentes on his show last week,” Shapiro said. “He has every right to do that, of course. The issue here is that Tucker Carlson decided to normalize and fluff Nick Fuentes, and that the [Project 2025 authoring] Heritage Foundation then decided to robustly defend that performance.”

“Nick Fuentes’ philosophy is not fully formed,” Shapiro said. “It’s an incoherent stew of malignity, but that’s where Tucker Carlson enters the story. Now, since his exit from Fox News in 2023, when, of course, he was a very, very popular host, Tucker Carlson has turned himself into a conspiracist and a crank and a pathological liar.”

Some right-wing MAGA followers have denounced Carlson's decision, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

“If you sit there with someone who says Adolf Hitler was very, very cool and that their mission is to combat and defeat ‘global Jewry,’ and you say nothing, then you are a coward, and you are complicit in that evil,” Cruz said.

It's not Jeffrey Epstein who will bring Trump down

Back in late March, I wrote a piece about US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth committing what some at the time said was the biggest breach in national security in US history. Hegseth “accidentally texted” war plans to the editor of The Atlantic. Hegseth also organized those war plans using an unsecured messaging platform, which pretty much guaranteed America’s enemies knew about them in advance.

My argument in that piece: in another time and place, this historic scandal would have led to the downfall of powerful men, but we live in this time and place, of autocratic rule, in which Donald Trump is seen by his followers as literally infallible. In such an age, old-fashioned political scandals aren’t possible. “But her emails” was the last of a dying breed.

I wrote that piece believing there would never be daylight between Trump and MAGA or between Trump and a rightwing media apparatus that has the power to bend the will of the Washington press corps.

But then came the Jeffrey Epstein memo released by the Department of Justice, which communicated to the Trump’s followers that the truth about how the world really works – QAnon – is not only false but they were suckers for believing it. That triggered a subterranean reaction.

All of a sudden, figures like Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson are questioning Trump’s intentions, which means reporting by the mainstream press is having more impact than it normally would.

This is important. The choices made by the Washington press corps are often determined by whether they will affect the president’s base. The Hegseth story was serious on the merits. It was worthy of months of coverage. But it didn’t get far, because MAGA thought either it was a nothingburger or blamed reporters for making Trump look bad. The president was never responsible for his choices. So the scandal died.

But the questions are now coming from inside the house. The media landscape is so profoundly different that if mainstream reporters start talking about Trump’s age and infirmity with the same frequently and intensity with which they talked about Joe Biden’s, it will be entirely due to the MAGA faithful’s fruitless search for a good-faith reason why their champion is standing with “the deep state,” instead of against it.

I don’t want to get ahead of myself, so I called in Jennifer Schulze. She’s a longtime Chicago journalist and publisher of Indistinct Chatter, a newsletter about the news.

Trump himself won’t let the Epstein story die, Jennifer told me, giving reporters more opportunities to dig in: “There is something rather enjoyable about watching this hot mess.”

John Stoehr: The White House press corps is normally deferential to Donald Trump, in the sense that reporters haven't determined how aggressive they should be with a man seen by many as invincible. The Epstein case may be against that grain. What are you seeing?

Jennifer Schulze: It's too early to tell where the press corps comes down, given that so many who routinely ask Trump questions aren't news reporters, but MAGA personalities. But the ones who are actually journalists — and still permitted to be in the pool — are going to keep asking questions. Good for them. It is a very big story with lots of layers. Trump is keeping it in the news, too. So every day, reporters keep having additional opportunities to ask him and his administration about it.

Perhaps the more immediate question is about the MAGA media. There seems to be a split, and that split is driving the story that the real journalists are covering. So ... thank God for MAGA media?

MAGA’s varied responses to the Epstein story is a story, and it will continue to be a story as this mess shakes out. We have come to expect MAGA media to be in lockstep with Trump, all promoting the same narrative, so it is newsworthy that these splits are developing.

I'm especially interested in watching what Fox does. So far, Trump's state media outlet is following his lead. Media Matters has a headline that says it all: "Trump told MAGA to be quiet about Jeffrey Epstein. Fox News obeyed." Media Matters has some interesting data to support that. It reports that last Monday, Fox mentioned Epstein only eight times but mentioned former President Joe Biden 158 times. Fox has really not broken from Trump in his second term, but like with other stories, the Fox audience may rebel at least a little bit.

Other MAGA media is reporting the story but you can feel their pain. Some are literally begging Trump to release the Epstein files. Others are flailing, trying to point the blame at Pam Bondi or Democrats. There is something rather enjoyable about watching this hot mess.

The Epstein issue seems to expose the problem of staffing your administration with MAGA media personalities. Dan Bongino, for instance, appears to have decided that he has more incentive to break with Trump than stick with him. And those incentives will snowball quickly inside and outside MAGA media. Thoughts?

Poor Dan Bongino.

For years, he railed to his very large audience about the Epstein files, promising to get to the bottom of it when Trump is elected. Now Trump's president (again) and Bongino lands the No. 2 job at the FBI, but what happens? He fails to deliver. What does he do? He calls in sick. Reality has kicked him (and many MAGA faithful) in the butt.

Who knows what Bongino will end up doing. I'm not sure it matters. People go in and out of Trumpworld all the time. True believers and grifters like Bongino can't quit Trump for good. I do hope more news coverage turns to how much money Bongino and others have made by polluting the information ecosystem with the Epstein file lies, etc. It has been their lifeblood. But so, too, has their connection to Trump

The Democrats have done a pretty good job so far of turning the Epstein case into a real wedge issue. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), who is notoriously bad at media, said that either Trump lied about the conspiracy or is covering it up, a brilliant framing of the story that complements the press corps' need to conflict. How does it look from your end?

This is the fighting stance many Democratic voters have been looking for from Democrats. The Epstein case is nauseating (and yes, there are actual victims that deserve attention in the ongoing coverage), but it's a perfect opportunity for Democrats to hammer Trump on how one of his biggest conspiracy theories is falling apart, how his typically stuck-like-glue base is fracturing; how his appointees are flailing.

I do think Democrats can walk and chew gum at the same time so I'm glad to see them giving it such a good effort. Trump has made it easy for Democrats in some respects. He's making mistake after mistake, and keeping the story front and center, because he is so remarkably undisciplined. The attack lines write themselves.

I also think a cowed news media is finding some spine with the Epstein coverage because, again, the stories almost write themselves. Every hour, there's a new outburst from Trump or MAGA media type, etc.

There has been nothing but scandals since day one, but the press corps has not been able to make any of them stick. I'm thinking here of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Trump could blame the media, the Democrats, the deep state, anyone, and the MAGA faithful would go along. Not this time, which means the Washington press corps can really dig in — until Trump fires Fed Chair Jerome Powell or starts a war. But even then, the MAGA faithful might not follow along.

Here's what's different: Trump is keeping the story in the headlines. He is like an open fire hose. As long as the press keeps asking about the Epstein files, he'll keep saying crazy stuff that becomes the basis for the next wave of stories. Meanwhile, reporters are digging up all kinds of sidebar stories, including the MAGA media response, Bongino watch, maneuvers by Congress, etc. We have the Wall Street Journal story about Trump's birthday letter to Epstein and how Trump himself called the editor to pressure her to kill the piece. Trump trying to kill a news story should be headline news for days.

'Signs have always been there': Trump ally says MAGA icon is sabotaging JD Vance

Vice President JD Vance is being undermined by a MAGA legend, according to a Donald Trump associate.

Ex-Fox News personality Tucker Carlson is secretly hoping to be next in line for the presidency, so he's sabotaging the natural next choice, according to far-right influencer Laura Loomer, who has been cited as an influential figure in Trump's orbit.

"I’m convinced that Carlson is going to run for US President in 2028 as the extreme libertarian Bernie Sanders. Bookmark this!" Loomer said on social media. "He sure isn’t doing all of this for nothing. He is trying to fracture MAGA and make inroads with Muslims and the radical left so he can undermine Vance."

She continued:

"Mark my word, in 2028 Carlson will try to run against Vance and he will attack JD for standing with Trump over Iran, he will attack JD over Blondi not releasing the Epstein files, and he will accuse JD of having dual loyalty because JD speaks out about jew hatred."

According to Loomer, she "wouldn’t even be surprised if Tucker tries to accuse JD of dual loyalty because his kids are half Indian."

"Tucker is working overtime (and is possibly even being funded) to fracture the MAGA base ahead of 2028 for Islamist and anti-Trump interests. Tucker hates MAGA," she wrote on X. "He blames MAGA for him losing his show on Fox News over the stolen election. Fracturing MAGA and encouraging a Pogrom in the US is the revenge he has always wanted."

In conclusion, the influencer wrote, "Hopefully Vance and his advisors see what Carlson is trying to do. Never trust someone who says 'Hunter Biden is my good friend'. The signs have always been there."

A MAGA account called Bitter White Woman replied with, "If Tucker runs against Vance, Tucker will win. Tucker isn't running cover for Pedo's[sic], Vance and Trump are... This will not be forgotten."

Tucker Carlson shares eye-popping request from ex-Fox News bosses after ouster

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed Tuesday that his shock firing wasn't the last of his dealings with the powerful Murdoch family.

Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch reportedly fired Carlson — arguably the network's biggest star — over his conspiratorial coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, in which he blamed government agents for provoking the attack.

A lawsuit by former producer Abby Grossberg accusing Carlson of harassment and retaliation was also reportedly a factor in the host's firing. Fox denied Grossberg's allegations but settled with her for $12 million.

During a new episode of his online program, "The Tucker Carlson Show," the host claimed that after he was fired, the Murdochs wanted him to run for president against Donald Trump last year.

“The Murdochs really hate Trump," Carlson said, despite allegations that Fox News tailors its news coverage to promote MAGA and the Trump agenda. Trump has tapped several Fox News alumni for his administration, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and interim U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

Carlson continued, "There’s no one who hates Trump more than the Murdochs. I got fired in April 2023. In May of 2023, they asked me to run for president against Trump and said they would back me. Obviously, I'm not running for any — you know, I would never get elected any — plus, I like Trump!"

Carlson burst into a fit of laughter, adding, "I mean, that's the funny thing is, I genuinely — I mean, I get frustrated. I'm frustrated now. But, I like Trump."

Trump and Carlson recently butted heads over whether to attack Iran or honor the president's "America First" campaign promise.

Carlson continued his story, saying he was approached by Murdoch's eldest son, Lachlan, about running against the then-former president.

"Lachlan Murdoch said, 'You should run for president; we'll back you." Carlson said.

He claimed that the Murdochs promised to dedicate the full force of Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and other media powerhouses owned by the family if Carlson agreed to run.

"I was already gone, they already cancelled my show," Carlson continued. "I was still under contract, but they cancelled my show. 'You should run, we support you, you should run.'"

Watch "The Tucker Carlson Show" clip here.

'Unraveling': Ex-Trump associate warns it's the beginning of the end for MAGA

Lev Parnas, a former associate of Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani, claimed in a new Substack article that the country is witnessing the beginning of the end for the MAGA movement.

"One month ago, I told you cracks were forming," Parnas wrote, citing conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer echoing his warnings "about Russia’s shadow fleet, about Venezuela’s oil-for-access deals with China and Russia," and about "Qatar’s private jet 'gift' to Trump."

Parnas then shifted to the Trump–Elon Musk fallout, writing, "my sources — and believe me, these are real insiders, not cable pundits — tell me the truth is far from what they’re showing the public. Trump and Musk are finished. The relationship is over. Personal. Bitter. And escalating."

All these things point to "MAGA's digital empire" being ripped apart, Parnas wrote.

He maintained that MAGA is being "forced to choose sides — between the tech billionaire who gave them a platform, and the man who built the movement they worshipped."

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson also played into Parnas's prediction when he yelled at Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), then told Steve Bannon, “If Trump attacks Iran, it’ll be the end of MAGA.”

"That wasn’t a warning. That was a death sentence," Parnas wrote, adding, "Tucker is telling the movement: this man will destroy you."

Trump contradicting his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, on Iran with a dismissive, "I don't care what she said," then voicing his opinion that Iran was "very close" to nuclear capabilities," was the nail in the coffin, according to Parnas.

"This is what authoritarian collapse looks like from the inside," Parnas wrote. "Trump is unraveling. His inner circle is splintering. And the movement that once blindly followed him — from Congress to Twitter to Truth Social to the Senate floor — is now eating itself alive."

Read the Substack article here.