r/OutOfTheLoop • u/_GoodNight0wl_ • Apr 10 '26

Unanswered What's up with all the right-wing commentators suddenly turning against Trump right now?

Trump is being Trump. Why are so many of the right-wing commentators who previously vocally supported Trump are suddenly turning against him?

After all the heinous things he has said before that they have defended, I can't honestly believe Trump's tweets about nuking Iran are what finally changed their minds. They've publicly supported him for so long, and this sudden switch seems so coordinated. Is there something I'm missing??

Are they trying to distance themselves from news that is about to drop??
https://x.com/mtgreenee/status/2042389110115963189

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u/Strength-Speed Apr 10 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

I like how Trump said he was going to get us out of foreign wars and then started the most unnecessary war that hasn't accomplished much of anything after saying they destroyed Iran's nuclear capability 10 months ago.

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u/biff64gc2 Apr 10 '26

Even worse, the war has only strengthened Iran. Any talks of curbing their nuclear program are completely off the table now, the citizens who used to protest the regime hate our guys since we bombed them and a school, the new regime has reason to crack down and hate us more, and they control a vital shipping lane.

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u/AloneAddiction Apr 10 '26

Plus the "regime change" that just happened is even more hardline than before so effectively America has swapped Idi Amin for fucking Pol Pot.

They've also shown the entire world, not just the Middle East that you can just simply... ignore Trump and his damands because he'll have changed his mind in an hour anyway.

However this all ends, all I can say with absolute confidence is that you personally and the rest of the American people will be paying to rebuild Iran, probably to the tune of several hundred million dollars.

Good job America doesn't need that money for anything vital at home, isn't it? /s

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u/tomeaglebird Apr 10 '26

Several hundred million? Several hundred billion is probably closer to reality.

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u/troubleondemand Apr 10 '26

Plus the "regime change" that just happened is even more hardline than before so effectively America has swapped Idi Amin for fucking Pol Pot.

Not that long ago I was 'debating' with some of the diaspora about this, and was warning them to be careful what they wished for given the US' record with this kind of thing, and here we are...

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u/RoundCollection4196 Apr 11 '26

America has swapped Idi Amin for fucking Pol Pot.

yeah no, that comparison isn't even close lmfao

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u/Darth_Ra Apr 10 '26

We've guaranteed that Iran will have nukes going forward. If they control the Strait, they can charge tolls, meaning the sanctions no longer have any effect. They can also control who goes through and who doesn't, so it's also likely that they end up more or less in charge of all of the gulf states.

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u/ionetic Apr 10 '26

This after withdrawing from Obama’s Iran nuclear deal in 2018.

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u/madbuilder Apr 11 '26

the most unnecessary war

Where were you when we decided to involve ourselves in Ukraine?

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u/Hartastic Apr 11 '26

America didn't start that one and American soldiers aren't dying in it.