Interview · moment 19 of 31
Stephen Miller, J.D. Vance's Reversal, and the Purge of Isolationists
from Emergency Podcast: Iran, Israel, & Imminent Destruction | The Tim Dillon Show #486 · #486
4 min
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Tim asks about reported internal conflict — Stephen Miller pushing for war, J.D. Vance's supposed isolationism giving way to 'hit hard and go fast' — and Scahill describes Daniel Davis's sidelining and Tulsi Gabbard's marginalization as proof there's no real isolationist wing left.
- J.D. Vance marketed himself as an isolationist and said on the show they shouldn't be doing this, yet they're doing it anyway.
- Career military officer Daniel Davis, supposed to be Tulsi Gabbard's deputy, had his nomination withdrawn after Republicans and the Israel lobby attacked him for criticizing the Gaza war.
- Davis reports there's only a handful of sane people left in the inner circle on national security, and anyone who speaks up is viewed as disloyal.
- Tulsi Gabbard embodies what happened to the isolationist wing of MAGA when it came to power—they're completely sidelined.
- Elbridge Colby, who spent years opposing regime change wars in Iran, fumbled his congressional hearing when asked about his previous comments on the issue.
- Tulsi Gabbard, who can articulate what's wrong with these wars, is put in charge of national intelligence but forced to toe the party line.
- The MAGA movement needs to understand the whole thing was an epic sham—there's no isolationist wing, no America first, just Israel first and Trump family business first.
JD VanceTulsi GabbardDaniel DavisElbridge ColbyWhite House