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Int'l Business Times
4 days ago
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
MAGA Podcaster Calls for Trump Impeachment Over President's Iran Response: 'All of His Supporters Should Turn on Him'
A MAGA-supporting podcaster has seemingly turned on President Donald Trump, going as far as to call for his impeachment as a result of Trump's policy on Iran. Dave Smith, the man who hosts the libertarian podcast Part of the Problem, appeared on YouTube show Breaking Points on Monday, during which he discussed the 47th President with hosts Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti. Smith criticized Trump's response to the developments in the Middle East after the President has consistently supported Israel's actions against Iran while simultaneously claiming that the US had nothing to do with them. Smith proceeded to bash Trump for his willingness to reenter talks with Iran as the conflict escalates. "Donald Trump telling [Iran] to come back to the negotiating table now is a joke. I mean, what an impotent leader! To be sitting there talking about coming back to the negotiating table—it's like sitting there after Pearl Harbor and telling FDR now is the time to go negotiate with the Japanese. Negotiations are over now," Smith said. "I supported him this last year, I apologize for doing so. It was a bad calculation, at the time it seemed like the right one. He should be impeached and removed for this course, Congress will never do it because they're all a bunch of corrupt hacks. Donald Trump should be impeached and removed for this," Smith stated. "All of his supporters should turn on him. It's an absolute betrayal of everything he ran and campaigned on and everything that he stood for. And I will say, despite the fact that Donald Trump supporters have been labelled a cult following, and that certainly is true for a percentage of his supporters, he is going to lose his coalition over this," he continued. "I don't just speak for myself. There are a lot of us who simply will not go along with this. Just a devastating mistake," he concluded. Smith is not the only MAGA-supporter-turned-opponent in the wake of the recent escalations in the conflict in the Middle East. Former FOX News host and Trump supporter Tucker Carlson warned on Monday that Trump's response to the conflict, if it were to result in a war with Iran, would signal the "end" of his presidency. "If Trump is genuine about diplomacy and interested in stopping this war, next steps are consequential. It takes one phone call from Washington to muzzle someone like Netanyahu," said Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister, in a statement posted to X. "That may pave the way for a return to diplomacy." Originally published on Latin Times
Buzz Feed
4 days ago
- Politics
- Buzz Feed
Joe Rogan Regular Apologizes For Donald Trump Support
Hello, and welcome to today's edition of "People who voted for a convicted felon but have finally discovered something that crosses the line." Today's edition comes courtesy of Dave Smith, a "comedian" and Joe Rogan Experience regular. Now, ol' Dave is a Libertarian who peddles COVID misinformation and believes that the previous "regime" covered up a "goddamn child trafficking network." He previously endorsed Donald Trump for president. In an interview on the Breaking Points podcast, Dave criticized Trump's handling of the Iran-Israel conflict, calling the President's comments on "negotiating" a "deal" a "joke." Dave said of the "impotent leader," "I supported him this last year, I apologize for doing so. It was a bad calculation. At the time, it seemed like the right one. But he should be impeached and removed for this one." "Of course, the congress will never do it because they're all a bunch of corrupt hacks," he continued. "All of his supporters should turn on him. It's an absolute betrayal of everything that he ran and campaigned on and everything that he stood for." "Despite the fact that Donald Trump supporters have been labeled a cult following, and that certainly is true for a percentage of his supporters, he is going to lose his coalition over this. I don't just speak for myself when I say there are a lot of us who simply will not go along with this. It's a devastating mistake," the 42-year-old added. "He's also going to lose the deportation fight because of this. Right now, he needed all the political capital he could neo-cons win. More war abroad." Before being elected, Trump said at a rally, "If Kamala wins, only death and destruction await because she is the candidate of endless wars. I am the candidate of peace." He has since bombed Yemen, supported Israel, and most recently said that "it's possible" that the US might get involved in the Iran-Israel conflict. *Deep exhale* Better late than never...
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Absolute Betrayal': Joe Rogan Regular Turns On Trump, Calls For Impeachment
Comedian Dave Smith, a libertarian and frequent guest on Joe Rogan's podcast who endorsed Donald Trump in 2024, is now apologizing for his support of the president due to his recent handling of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict. 'He should be impeached and removed for this one,' said Smith, referring to his endorsement as a 'bad calculation,' in remarks that stunned the hosts of the 'Breaking Points' program on Monday. He later continued, 'All of his supporters should turn on him, it's the absolute betrayal of everything he ran and campaigned on and everything that he stood for.' Trump — amid days of missiles exchanged between Israel and Iran— hasn't ruled out U.S. involvement in the conflict and claimed that Iranian officials would 'like to talk' at the negotiating table to wind down tensions. By Monday evening, he scolded Iran for not signing a deal, calling the move a 'shame' and a 'waste of human life' before stressing that the country shouldn't have a nuclear weapon while calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran. Over the years, Trump has notably touted himself as being anti-war, labeled himself as a 'peacemaker' during his second inaugural address and also openly advised against getting involved in any Iranian regime change. Smith argued that Iran's leadership has now been pushed to a point where they 'probably don't feel that they have the option not to respond' after strikes that killed the country's top military officials and hit its nuclear facilities. 'And Donald Trump telling them to come back to the negotiating table now is a joke, I mean, what an impotent leader to be sitting there coming back to the negotiating table,' he said. 'It's like sitting after Pearl Harbor and telling FDR, 'Now's the time to go negotiate with the Japanese. Negotiations are over now, the time for negotiations was before this.' Smith later predicted that the president is 'going to lose his coalition' over his handling of the most recent conflict. 'I don't just speak for myself when I say there are a lot of us who simply will not go along with this, so it's just a devastating mistake,' he emphasized. Trump To Depart The G7 Early As Conflict Between Israel And Iran Shows Signs Of Intensifying Trump Escalates His Feud With Tucker Carlson Over Israel And Iran US Bolsters Trump's Middle East Military Options By Moving Refueling Aircraft, Officials Say
Newsweek
5 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Joe Rogan Regular Apologizes For Supporting Trump, Calls For Impeachment
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Comedian and frequent Joe Rogan guest, Dave Smith, has apologized for supporting President Donald Trump, and is now calling for his impeachment. Smith, who hosts the libertarian podcast Part of the Problem, said that he felt betrayed by Trump over his policy on Iran. "I supported him... I apologize for doing so," he said during an appearance on the Breaking Points podcast. "He should be impeached and removed." "His supporters should turn on him. It's an absolute betrayal of everything he ran and campaigned on," he continued. "He is going to lose his coalition over this." This is breaking news, more updates to follow.
Politico
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Politico
MAGA Warned Trump on Iran. Now He's In An Impossible Position.
President Donald Trump campaigned on ending what his base has long derided as U.S. foreign adventurism, leading the rebellion against an establishment that long favored international interventions. Now some of his most vocal supporters fear Israel may have trampled his ability to make good on that promise. The Jewish nation's decision to conduct a pre-emptive strike on Tehran's nuclear facilities on Thursday night threatens to draw the United States into a Middle East conflict — and split the MAGA coalition that catapulted Trump back into the Oval Office. While administration officials say the U.S. played no part in the offensive, it was unclear as of Thursday night whether the U.S. will be able to actually stay on the sidelines. Trump will almost certainly feel compelled to help defend Israel against counter-attacks by Iran. And there are real questions about how Tehran — which was slated to meet with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff for the latest round of peace talks on Sunday — will react. Will they, for instance, blame the U.S. and retaliate on American bases in the region, forcing Trump's hand into a military operation he long campaigned against? The entire situation is infuriating the MAGA base, whose leaders had been imploring Trump to stop Israel in recent days. But the president either tried and failed, highlighting his lack of sway with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu — or he privately greenlit the campaign against the warnings of his base (which the administration firmly denies). Either way, the president who insisted his negotiating prowess would usher in a new age of world peace, now finds himself in perhaps the diciest situation of his presidency: facing down the possibility of leaving Israel to fend for itself — or joining it in going toe to toe with Iran. 'What the president does from here could end up defining his presidency,' MAGA scribe Matt Boyle of Breitbart told me just after news of the strikes. 'He has to balance protecting America's greatest ally in the region in Israel with avoiding getting the USA drawn into war.' Others in the MAGA-sphere already had an answer: Stay out. 'Israel has now made a mockery of the United States,' said Breaking Points host Saagar Enjeti, who earlier in the day predicted on X that 'a war with Iran would make the disastrous war in Iraq look like a cakewalk.' He added, 'President Trump today said he did not want strikes ahead of negotiations scheduled for tomorrow and they did it anyways. Their attack today is deliberate sabotage and a blatant attempt to force us into war. We must resist.' Indeed, moments after the strike occurred, Trump ally Charlie Kirk went live with his supporters and declared the entire situation a mess that 'is now going to have major American domestic implications.' Americans will once again start debating whether to finance Israel and sell them arms, he said — and if we do, Tehran could react. 'As you very well know, I'm very pro-Israel on this show; I'm just simply interpreting the political dynamics here,' he said. 'And I could tell you right now that the audience, you guys ... are not thrilled with this situation at all.' 'The question is also, I think fundamentally at its core: How does the America First foreign policy doctrine and foreign policy agenda … stay consistent with this right now?' he asked. Israel's offensive came after pleas to the president from the MAGA base reached a fever pitch on Thursday. Some of the most high-profile figures of the movement took to social media, podcasts and television imploring Trump to intervene to stop it, believing that he actually could. Kirk — the Turning Point USA leader who's become a de facto whip for the administration— warned that a strike on Iran 'will cause a massive schism in MAGA.' Mollie Hemingway, editor-in-chief at the right-wing publication, The Federalist — who frequently lavishes praise on Trump on Fox News — argued that allowing the Israeli strike 'would be seen as an unforgivable betrayal by millions of American voters.' Right-wing activist Jack Posobiec warned that the midterms are nearing and wondered: 'What do you think a new Middle East conflict with Iran would do to summer gas prices?' And on Steve Bannon's War Room podcast two days in a row, Boyle insisted that 'it's incredibly important that President Trump resist the pressure' for military action. 'The president listens to the base — it's his best quality,' Boyle had told me earlier in the day.'Clearly people across the MAGA movement are watching what's happening very closely and are concerned that any moves by globalists and neocon forces to drag the United States into another endless war in the Middle East would cause serious political damage to the president.' Just a few days ago, many of these types were only talking about this issue privately — if they were talking about it at all. For the few who went public, they directed their criticism at hawks like Mark Levin or others they deem 'warmongers,' as I wrote three days ago. But in light of evacuation orders for some State and other U.S. officials in the region, those pleas took on new urgency on Thursday — and were being redirected at the man they put in the Oval Office. The public pleas presumed, of course, that Trump had the sway to actually stop Israel from forging ahead on its own. While many experts have suggested Israel would want a 'green light' from Trump before acting, all of a sudden some began questioning whether that was still the case. It turned out it wasn't. Speaking to reporters at a bill signing Thursday, Trump bluntly warned that an Israeli strike on Iran 'could very well happen' — though he made clear his preference is for diplomacy and that he's asked Israelis to hold off. But Trump allies have argued that it won't matter if the U.S. isn't technically the country to start the war — if Israel gets involved, so will the U.S. The White House appears to recognize the political sensitivities. Throughout the day, officials appeared to closely monitor the MAGA pushback on Iran: At 11:57 a.m. Enjeti highlighted a nugget in a CBS story reporting that Trump was 'weighing options.. .to support Israeli military action without leading it ... including aerial refueling or intelligence sharing.' 'The narrative of an independent Israeli strike is bunk then,' he wrote. 'This would be a U.S. sanctioned operation, and we must stand against it.' One hour later, Enjeti updated his followers that he got 'some push back from a WH official,' who said the U.S. won't be involved in a strike by Israel 'at least for now.' (I was told the same last night by an administration official before the strike.) I called up Enjeti Thursday afternoon to get his take on what's going on. The first thing he did was draw my attention to a 2011 video clip of Trump slamming President Barack Obama, claiming that 'our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate.' 'He's weak and he's ineffective,' Trump said of Obama. 'We have a real problem in the White House.' The clip, Enjeti said, was making the rounds on Thursday among MAGA types. 'It's being passed around specifically because that was a key tenet of his indictment of the George W. Bush/neoconservative wing of the party,' Enjeti said. What's happening now 'is very counter to the things he said from the very beginning, on the campaign trail — it flies really in the face of the way he talked about 'stupid leaders who pursue disastrous foreign wars.'' By the end of Thursday, Trump appeared to be getting the message, doubling down on his insistence that he wants to avoid a new Middle East conflict. 'We remain committed to a Diplomatic Resolution to the Iran Nuclear Issue!' he wrote on Truth Social. 'My entire Administration has been directed to negotiate with Iran.' Hours after he posted that missive, Israel struck Tehran.
