MAGA Erupts Into Civil War – and GOP Insiders Are Begging for a Ceasefire

Even though President Donald Trump expects absolute loyalty from his MAGA allies, the movement is increasingly consumed by internal warfare.

Tensions have broken out between Elon Musk — the head of Tesla, SpaceX, and X.com — and Steve Bannon, the “War Room” host and former White House chief strategist.

Far-right influencer Laura Loomer and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia are also locked in a fierce feud. Greene has even turned her frustration on Trump himself, criticizing his handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files and announcing that she will resign from Congress on January 5, 2026.

In a post-Thanksgiving 2025 article published on November 29, Axios’ Tal Axelrod examines MAGA Republicans who fear that infighting will hurt their movement and benefit Democrats in the 2026 midterms.

“MAGA hopes the holiday season — and renewed attention on its favorite bogeymen — can produce a ceasefire in the pro-Trump movement’s burgeoning civil war,” Axelrod explains. “Why it matters: MAGA entered the year at the apex of its power, but has become mired in its most bitter infighting since its founding by President Trump in 2015. If the base can unite during the holidays against its perceived enemies — Democratic lawmakers branded ‘the seditious six,’ former FBI Director James Comey, the media — it might help the right turn a painful page.”

Axelrod continues, “If not, the turmoil could become a systemic problem that plagues MAGA through the midterms.”

Speaking at a late November event with Breitbart News, Vice President JD Vance — a former Trump critic turned MAGA loyalist — told attendees, “Let these debates play out, but don’t let these debates that we’re having internally blind us to the fact that we are up against a radical leftist movement.”

Axelrod notes that late November’s “headlines featured many of MAGA’s top enemies,” from “immigrants and Islam” to “the deep state.”

The Axios reporter observes, “Debates over aid to Israel and definitions of antisemitism widened into questions about who belongs under the MAGA tent — a fight that exploded after Tucker Carlson interviewed Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes…. The shift in the spotlight doesn’t mean the fights aren’t continuing under the surface. Fuentes continued attacking ‘foreign interlopers who only care about Israel,’ and conservative influencer Brandon Tatum still knocked Carlson for interviewing Fuentes.”

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