MAGA is being ripped to shreds, Tulsi in trouble

The David Pakman Show - June 20, 2025

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The MAGA movement is visibly fracturing, collapsing under the weight of contradictions, opportunism, and unchecked ego. What once appeared to be a tight-knit coalition united behind Donald Trump is now riddled with internal rifts. Allies like Marjorie Taylor Greene are publicly criticizing Trump’s aggressive foreign policy moves, including the push toward war with Iran.

Tulsi Gabbard, once a critic of military escalation who later joined Trump’s inner circle, now finds herself sidelined after delivering intelligence assessments Trump didn’t like. When she testified that Iran isn’t close to developing a nuclear weapon, Trump ignored her, humiliated her behind closed doors, and began exploring ways to remove her.

At the same time, Trump’s tax plan is facing growing opposition even within his own party. Fiscal conservatives like Senators Rand Paul and Thomas Massie have criticized the proposal as fiscally irresponsible, accusing it of increasing the debt and favoring the wealthy while doing little for working-class Americans.

Meanwhile, Trump-appointed officials such as Dr. Oz are publicly fumbling their duties, exposing a troubling lack of expertise. Oz’s confusion over basic aspects of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act on national television has been humiliating and highlights how unprepared some loyalists are to manage complex government programs.

All of this points to a movement in slow collapse. Trump still commands attention, but what remains is largely performative—a fading spectacle held together by fear, not principle. As allies defect, political infighting intensifies, and contradictions mount, MAGA looks less like a revolution and more like a brand unraveling in real time.

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On today’s bonus show:

Utah Senator Mike Lee sparked controversy by wrongly blaming Marxists for the recent Minnesota assassination attempt before the shooter’s political views were known, politicizing the tragedy without offering condolences or remorse. He later deleted the tweets and refused to apologize. Meanwhile, right-wing figures like Lawrence Jones and Mark Levin are promoting a quick, justified war with Iran, echoing the misleading rhetoric used to justify the Iraq War.

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