A growing number of right-wing figures are criticizing President Donald Trump’s economic decisions, foreign policies, and continued handling of the Epstein files. Some in right-wing media are even declaring that the Trump-centric “MAGA movement” is “dead.”
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Right-wing media figures are starting to declare “MAGA is dead”
Some right-wing personalities are announcing the end of Trump’s MAGA movement and claiming “America First is ASCENDANT”
Written by Ben Van Bloem
Research contributions from Reed McMaster
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“MAGA” is taking criticism from the right
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- Some right-wing figures are growing angry and splitting with Trump on supposed “America First” issues including economic policies, foreign entanglements, and his handling of the Epstein files. According to Axios, “MAGA is now mired in conflict over Israel, white nationalism, purity tests and disputes among its biggest personalities.” [Axios, 11/16/25; CNN, Reliable Sources, 11/17/25]
- Additionally, right-wing media were recently thrown into disagreement over Tucker Carlson’s friendly interview with Holocaust denier and “America First” proponent Nick Fuentes. While some prominent figures like Ben Shapiro and Mark Levin criticized Carlson, others defended the interview with Fuentes. [Media Matters, 11/11/25]
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Right-wing media declare “MAGA is dead,” as some celebrate “America First”
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- In early November, Fuentes proclaimed “MAGA is dead” on his podcast while criticizing a lack of “America First” policies from the Trump administration. Shortly afterward, he posted that “MAGA is dead,” and in another episode, Fuentes accused Trump of covering up Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, saying that it “signals the end of MAGA — it’s over.” [Twitter/X, 11/12/25; Rumble, America First, 11/5/25, 11/14/25]
- Former Daily Wire host Brett Cooper criticized Trump’s economic policies in an episode of her YouTube show emblazoned with a thumbnail asking, “Is MAGA Dead?” Cooper read and agreed with a post claiming, “There are better ways to make life affordable and young people want and deserve an economy that allows them to flourish. Once they acquire a taste for free shit there will be no going back. The American dream will officially be dead and millions of voters will forever associate MAGA with its decline.” [YouTube, The Brett Cooper Show, accessed 11/18/25, 11/12/25]
- Podcaster Candace Owens published a video declaring, “Last Call for the MAGA Party.” Owens said she was “done with MAGA at the moment he [Trump] looked us in the face and he said what files? Right? What — are we still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” She added, “I think the entire nation has been hoaxed by Republicans and Democrats and there are pervert elites that sit at the top. That’s my suspicion.” [YouTube, Candace, accessed 11/18/25, 11/13/25]
- Former Infowars host Owen Shroyer criticized right-wing commentators Mark Levin and Ben Shapiro over their support for Israel, claiming, “MAGA is dead, now we're in the America First debate.” He added, “Soon it's going to be the America-only debate. And if you're not with team America- only, then you're on team not-America. And so, that's where Levin and Shapiro will be in three years.” [WIN Network, Owen Report, 11/10/25; The Daily Beast, 9/2/25]
- “Stop the Steal” organizer Ali Alexander posted, “MAGA is dead.” [ABC News, 12/18/21; Telegram, 11/17/25]
- Shannon Joy, a “prominent anti-vaccine podcaster,” said on her show that “MAGA is dead, MAHA is dead” because of “Donald Trump partnering up with Albert Bourla, the head of Pfizer,” calling it a “huge betrayal.” Joy said, “I have been preparing you all for this for 18 months, but they have finally laid it bare. Donald Trump partnering up with Albert Bourla, the head of Pfizer, who rolled out the poison bioweapon, the mRNA shot.” She later said Trump “is putting you through a humiliation ritual,” adding, “This betrayal is absolutely stunning. There's no sugarcoating it. MAGA is dead, MAHA is dead. This is in your face. The question is, when are people going to wake the F up?” [The Bulwark, 6/26/25; Rumble, The Shannon Joy Show, 10/1/25, 10/1/25]
- Christian nationalist pastor Joel Webbon posted a YouTube video titled, “MAGA is Dead, America First is rising,” and wrote that “MAGA is dead” and “Donald Trump is NOT our guy.” The video was published by Webbon’s Right Response Ministries. He later posted, “Nothing but memes and vibes from the Trump admin. Zero action. MAGA is dead. America First will replace them.” In another post, Webbon said, “It’s long past time to admit that Donald Trump is NOT our guy. He was merely the ‘precursor’ to another. MAGA is DEAD. America First is ASCENDANT.” [YouTube, Right Response Ministries, 11/12/25; Twitter/X, 11/13/25, 11/12/25; The Christian Post, 3/14/25]
- Former Turning Point USA ambassador Morgan Ariel posted, “MAGA is dead. RIP.” [Twitter/X, 11/12/25; The Jerusalem Post, 1/5/24]
- Right-wing influencer Rebecca Worsham, known online as “ThePatrioticBlonde,” claimed MAGA was “assassinated by Trump and his Israeli interests.” She wrote, “MAGA is dead. Assassinated by Trump and his Israeli interests. It was a psyop. And we fell for it. No time to grieve. We need to regroup. Where do we go from here?” [Twitter/X, 11/12/25]