Trump's coalition of support has 'collapsed' and 'open revolt' is underway: analysis

The coalition of famous faces and far-right figures who brought Donald Trump's second term together is now broadly opposed to the president, a political analyst has claimed.

Where Trump once had the support of various factions from within and beyond the MAGA base, it appears some figureheads of the movement have grown tired of his administration's recent moves. The war in Iran has been a constant sore for those who, just last year, had backed the president fully. Salon columnist Sophia Tesfaye observed the trouble for Trump, with the likes of Tucker Carlson and Ann Coulter turning on him.

Tesfaye wrote, "But even within Trump’s own coalition, the mood is shifting from quiet dissent to outright hostility. As far-right commentator Ann Coulter posted to X, 'Watching Fox News assure viewers the Iran war is going SUPER well and Trump is a total stud is like watching the same network assure viewers that Dominion Voting Systems rigged the 2020 election and Trump was the winner."

"Tucker Carlson pointed out on his podcast that everything Americans buy depends on energy prices, and energy prices depend on the Strait of Hormuz, which is now a toll road run by Tehran.

"Even Lindsey Graham, who cheered on this war with the enthusiasm of a man who has never been near a battlefield, is now telling Trump to wind it down. Alex Jones declared Trump is in 'freefall' and said it was time to 'cut bait.'"

Whether Trump can bounce back from this open hostility from his once united supporters is yet to be seen, but Tesfaye suggests the strikes on Iran alienated the general, non-MAGA Republican Party voters.

"When the coalition that elected you has collapsed into a food fight about whose children should die first, the situation has become bigger than simply a messaging problem," she explained. "What began as a fracturing of a historically loyal base last summer with the Epstein files has devolved into an open revolt with this war."

"After he and Netanyahu launched the operation on Feb. 28, Trump never saw the rally-around-the-flag boost in approval ratings that typically accompanies military action at the start of a conflict."

"His net approval is now at its lowest point of his second term. Republican voters may support airstrikes in the abstract, but they recoil at the idea of ground troops. Non-MAGA Republicans have swung against the Iran War by 48 points in the last two weeks, according to the latest YouGov/Economist poll."