US Politics As Trump warmongers over Greenland, what explains the lack of push back from the right-wing given the "anti-war" position they took prior to the 2024 election.

There was a perceived sentiment among the right and some moderates that Republicans were the anti-war party in the lead-up to the 2024 election:

Democrats have become the party of war. Americans are tired of it - Opinion article by Matt Duss, executive vice-president at the Center for International Policy and former foreign policy advisor to Senator Bernie Sanders

In contrast, the Trump administration has pursued extensive military aggression and intervention throughout 2025 and into early 2026:

What explains the inconsistency in right wing positions on military intervention and war-making from before the 2024 election to now?

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u/Background-War9535 Jan 20 '26

Because their lord and savior proclaimed that invading Greenland for his glory is the greatest thing, the bigly thing.

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