President Donald Trump is still furious with several conservative influencers who have voiced opposition to him over the Iran war, according to a recent phone call he had with his close ally, Laura Loomer.
Loomer, a conservative political commentator who occasionally informally advises the president, said in a Substack post that the president recently told her that former Fox News host Tucker Carlson was “done” and conservative podcaster Candace Owens is “totally crazy and unhinged.”
In her Substack, titled “The Loomer Rumor,” posted Tuesday, Loomer said the president insisted Owens was on the way to losing her business and fanbase.
Loomer’s revelations suggest the president remains furious with some former allies; Trump has openly criticized Carlson, Owens and conspiracy theorist and InfoWars. creator Alex Jones on Truth Social and attempted to undermine their credibility with his MAGA base.
Trump was once allied with the conservative media personalities and, at times, relied on them for support. But the influencers, and others, have broken from him – particularly on the Iran war.
“They have one thing in common, Low IQs,” Trump wrote of the group on Truth Social last month. “They’re stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and everyone else knows it, too!”
“They think they get some ‘clicks’ because they have Third Rate Podcasts, but nobody’s talking about them, and their views are the opposite of MAGA — Or I wouldn’t have won the Presidential Election in a LANDSLIDE,” he added.
Carlson, a former Fox News host, often went to bat for Trump while serving as the host of Tucker Carlson Tonight. At one point, he joined Trump on the campaign trail. But recently, he denounced the president’s foreign intervention and expressed regret for bolstering Trump’s campaign.
Owens, who vocally supported Trump during his first administration and endorsed him in 2024, said last year she was “embarrassed” to have supported him. Owens, who has platformed various conspiracy theories, is staunchly against Israel and has condemned the administration’s teamwork with Israel to attack Iran.
Jones, who was subjected to a congressional investigation for helping raise money for the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, has recently called for Trump’s removal from office via the 25th Amendment.
Other well-known former Trump allies have also broken from the president based on his actions regarding the Iran war. Conservative podcaster Megyn Kelly has criticized Trump and been subjected to his insults online.
Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress late last year after a falling out with the president, has accused Trump of betraying his campaign promise not to start more wars.
The president’s approval rating has declined since he chose to conduct strikes on Iran in February. As of May, less than 40 percent of people approve of Trump’s handling of his job.
The war is widely unpopular, with more than half of Americans believing the conflict is not worth it, according to an Ipsos poll. One Pew Research Center survey found that more than half of Americans disapprove of the war.
Yet, the president dismisses the opinions of his former conservative allies as nothing more than clickbait.
“They’re NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS, and will say anything necessary for some ‘free’ and cheap publicity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social last month.
