Overview

• Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East Envoy, recently criticized the 'neocon element' in the GOP, suggesting they favor war as a solution, sparking internal party debates.
• Fox News host Mark Levin accused Witkoff of being a 'fifth column isolationist' and questioned his negotiations with Iran, escalating tensions within the GOP.
• Levin's controversial comment that 'neocon is a pejorative for Jew,' later corrected for a typo, drew further backlash and accusations of antisemitic undertones.
• The exchange has triggered a broader online debate among MAGA commentators about Trump’s foreign policy strategy and the ideological use of terms like 'neocon.'
• This incident highlights a growing divide within the Republican Party between isolationist factions and traditional hawkish conservatives, with no resolution yet from the Trump administration.