MAGA Allies Break with Trump: Bannon and Greene Condemn ‘Clinton-Style’ Rhetoric Against Iran

Tehran - BORNA - Steve Bannon, the former White House Chief Strategist and a key architect of Trump’s 2016 campaign, slammed the President’s recent foreign policy maneuvers. Comparing Trump’s rhetoric to that of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Bannon suggested that the President has abandoned his original "America First" principles.

Bannon: Trump is Following the Clinton Playbook

Speaking on the Real American Voice podcast, Bannon reacted to Trump’s threats against Iran and his remarks regarding recent domestic protests. "People were joking that Samantha Power and Hillary Clinton must have been at the New Year’s Eve party at Mar-a-Lago," Bannon remarked. He argued that Trump’s phrase "we are ready"—used in the context of threatening Iran—is "straight out of their playbook; it’s the language of Clinton and Power."

Bannon expressed deep disappointment, arguing that the current administration is beginning to mirror the interventionist Democratic administrations of the past, which the MAGA movement originally sought to replace.

Greene: Taxpayer Dollars Must Stay in America

Joining the campaign of internal dissent, Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene also urged the President to shift his focus from foreign threats to domestic crises. In a post on the social media platform X, the lawmaker—once a staunch Trump loyalist—stated: "Trump’s threat of war was everything we voted against in 2024."

Greene emphasized that instead of intervening in Iran, the administration should prioritize the interests of American taxpayers and defend the "God-given rights and freedoms" of U.S. citizens at home. She has been increasingly vocal against the President’s recent actions, particularly regarding foreign entanglements.

A Growing Rift Among Republicans

These criticisms follow similar remarks from Representative Thomas Massie, who also blasted Trump’s anti-Iran rhetoric, demanding that the President address America’s internal problems instead of meddling in the affairs of other nations.

The coordinated pushback from figures like Bannon, Greene, and Massie highlights a significant ideological divide within the Republican party, as base-level strategists and lawmakers warn against returning to a policy of "endless wars" and international interventionism.

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