Young Republicans more skeptical of Iran war, dividing Trump base

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: USA Today

Updated April 12, 2026, 2:19 p.m. ET


In casting his ballot for President Donald Trump, Alabama resident Gray Holland said a big factor was his belief that Trump would avoid another war in the Middle East. “He really ran on the concept of no wars,” Holland said.

Now the United States is at war with Iran and Holland, a 25-year-old Republican from Birmingham who works in sales for a flooring manufacturer said he’s not happy with the president’s decision.

“I’d rather not be involved in another foreign war with Iran or whoever else it may be in the Middle East at the time,” Holland said. “I just think we need to stay out of it and worry about ourselves.”

Polls show most Americans disapprove of the Iran war, and while older Republicans have largely stood behind Trump, younger ones are much more likely than their elders to oppose it.

Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/12/republicans-divided-age-support-iran-war-trump/89451934007/

[denvine]

1. Interesting how young Republicans are upset with the war and Trump.

Could it be that they are worried about being drafted? Typical of Republicans, they don't care unless they are affected. Case in point, older Republicans still support the orange felon! They will probably change their attitude if their son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter is sent to the Middle East.

[BumRushDaShow]

3. I expect a number of those "older" Republicans being referenced

are Vietnam vets who weren't out there protesting that war and who voted for Raygun.

[BaronChocula]

2. Not only that

There's the economy and Trump Epstein Files pulling magats in all kinds of directions. Who's going to be able to reunite them after this miserable hump is done? There's going to be a lot of racial slurs and threats of violence spewing from the power vacuum as all the little crabs vie to be chief of the Mediocre Hater's Club.