‘Off the Trump Train’: Trump Strike on Syria Opposed by His Far Right Supporters
‘He Was Just Another Deep State/Neo-Con Puppet’
President Donald Trump’s decision to launch Tomahawk missiles into a Syrian airbase in response to President Bashar al-Assad’s use of chemical nerve agents against his own people received public condemnation from portions of his devoted base.
“I’m officially OFF the Trump train,” railed Alex Jones’ InfoWars editor and co-host Paul Joseph Watson, a conspiracy theorist and “alt-right” supporter with more than half a million Twitter followers.
I guess Trump wasn’t “Putin’s puppet” after all, he was just another deep state/Neo-Con puppet.
I’m officially OFF the Trump train.
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) April 7, 2017
Those who support the air strikes;
– Chuck Schumer
– Nancy Pelosi
– John McCain
– Lindsey Graham
– Mainstream media
– Neo-cons
– ISIS— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) April 7, 2017
It’s a bit too easy to offer this explanation, but in short, Trump’s demotion of Steve Bannon, followed by doing something he promised he never would – attack Syria – has led his white nationalist, anti-globalism supporters to feel he has abandoned his “principles,” and them.Â
Case in point:
Those who wanted us meddling in the Middle East voted for other candidates.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) April 7, 2017
Trump campaigned on not getting involved in Mideast. Said it always helps our enemies & creates more refugees. Then he saw a picture on TV.
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) April 7, 2017
This pretty much sums it up:
BREAKING: Trump cruise missiles destroy his electoral base.
— 🥛 Memes for Tay (@MemesForTay) April 7, 2017
If the comments at Breitbart are any indication, Trump’s base is really angered.
Here’s how The New York Times framed it:
Prominent writers and bloggers on the far right attacked Mr. Trump. They accused him of turning against his voters by waging an attack that he had for years said would be a terrible idea. They also criticized him for launching the strike without first seeking congressional approval — something he said on Twitter in 2013 would be a “big mistake.â€
The most vocal in their outrage were leaders from the small but influential white nationalist movement.
Meanwhile, on the left, hours before Trump attacked, Hillary Clinton announced support for exactly what Trump ended up doing:
WATCH: Hillary Clinton said U.S. should attack Assad’s airfields hours before missile strike. More: https://t.co/BQ6AEMNpZh pic.twitter.com/GtiAjJE7sK
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 7, 2017
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer supports the strike:
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says U.S. airstrike on Syrian airbase “is the right thing to do.” https://t.co/y5BK3zcly1 pic.twitter.com/HsmRTAKZGr
— ABC News (@ABC) April 7, 2017
Many Democrats in Congress who offered any praise for Trump’s actions demanded his next move is to seek Congressional authorization first.
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