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LEMIRE: "Yeah, that's the subtext here. There’s been a real divide, particularly in the last couple of days, and it really exploded yesterday. As you said, it's almost a civil war within the MAGA movement. There’s the Tucker Carlson wing that is saying, 'Don’t be involved in Iran.' You know, when Donald Trump first ran for office 10 years ago yesterday, he pledged to no more — not be involved in these forever wars, no more Middle East entanglements and the like, America first, much more of an isolationist view. Then there’s the other side of this. Mark Levin, Charlie — and some of the — Rupert Murdoch and other members of that wing who say no, now is the time where Iran is weak, the U.S. should be involved, if not directly, but at least support Israel's efforts. And there is a schism here, and President Trump well aware of this schism. He, in fact, called Tucker Carlson kooky last night in a social media post after Carlson called him complicit in what we’re seeing in Iran right now. And I am told by people close to the president, he’s mindful of trying to satisfy both bases, and that’s why we’re getting a little bit of a waffling as to say, he's not quite sure how to navigate this very fast-moving situation in the Middle East."