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Candace Owens and Allies Rebuke Trump for Striking Iran’s Nuclear Facilities

Their rebuke highlights divisions in the MAGA movement following a poll showing widespread US opposition to involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 25: Candace Owens speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Rosen Shingle Creek on February 25, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. CPAC, which began in 1974, is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images), U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to media at the start of the second day of the 2025 NATO Summit on June 25, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. Among other matters, members are to approve a new defense investment plan that raises the target for defense spending to 5% of GDP. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Candace Amber Owens Farmer, US conservative political commentator, speaks on stage during "Turning Point's The Peoples Convention" on June 14, 2024 at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Over the weekend, US B-2 bombers struck three of Iran’s nuclear facilities to bolster Israeli efforts to weaken Tehran’s weapons development.
  • On June 24, pro-Trump commentator Candace Owens said she felt “embarrassed” to have campaigned for Trump, accusing Prime Minister Netanyahu of dictating US foreign policy.
  • Owens and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene joined other Trump allies in condemning the strikes as unnecessary and not in America’s interest.
  • A YouGov/Economist survey released June 24 found that 60 percent of Americans across party lines oppose US military participation in the Israel-Iran conflict.
  • Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard asserted that Iran was far from acquiring nuclear weapons, a point President Trump disputed by saying Tehran was “very close” to building one.