Tucker Carlson, Alex Jones among MAGA influencers rebuking Trump's Iran strategy

Conservative pundit Tucker Carlson advised U.S. officials to tell Trump "no" if asked to carry out mass attacks on Iranian civilians.

At the 1988 Republican National Convention in New Orleans, George H.W. Bush swore an oath to his party: "Read my lips: No new taxes."

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He won the election. Then, he raised taxes. The move alienated Republican activists, and GOP lore has long held that he lost re-election because the broken promise tattered his relationship with the party's base.

Now, President Donald Trump is threatening to destroy Iranian civilization after campaigning in part on a "no new wars" mantra in 2024. He has said the war is necessary to stop Iran's leadership from obtaining nuclear weapons and further destabilizing the global order.