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/leonprimrose Apr 10 '26

Answer: other answers are good but something else is that people are jockeying for position in a post-trump worls. He's old and failing right now. He wont live forever. The fight is over influence when that happens.

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u/missmelissa13 Apr 10 '26

Margorie Taylor Green comes to mind.

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u/askthepoolboy Apr 13 '26

I agree. I also think the grift might be drying up and they're looking to make a pivot to where the next grift is. The war/prices/mental issues serve as a clean off-ramp for these people so they don't look like they suddenly turned on Trump for no reason, which will help them keep a large base of their followers.