Republican Torches MAGA's 'Slavish Loyalty' to Trump's Wishes

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz is breaking ranks with the president—and taking aim at parts of the MAGA base he says have blindly fallen in line behind the president’s war with Iran.

Speaking Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Texas, Gaetz, 43, delivered a sharp critique of what he described as “slavish loyalty” among some of 79-year-old President Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters, arguing their backing of the conflict reflects allegiance to interests beyond the United States.

“I come from the wing of the Republican Party that is only loyal to one nation,” Gaetz told the crowd, “and that is the United States of America.”

While he framed his remarks as part of a broader call for open debate—“dissent and disagreement has to be allowed”—Gaetz quickly zeroed in on prominent conservative voices he believes are pushing the party in the wrong direction.

“And so while I may not agree with the likes of Mark Levin or Ben Shapiro or Mike Huckabee,” he said, “that we have some sort of near slavish loyalty to a country in a far away land.”

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