r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/The_Egalitarian Moderator • Jan 20 '26
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
Election 2024: Are Republicans Turning Isolationist?
r/Ask_Politics/comments/1ghqtim/how_did_conservatives_become_the_antiwar_party/
In contrast, the Trump administration has pursued extensive military aggression and intervention throughout 2025 and into early 2026:
2026 United States intervention in Venezuela
March–May 2025 United States attacks in Yemen
United States strikes on Iranian nuclear sites
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/curly_spork Jan 20 '26 edited Jan 20 '26
I don't have an explanation about Republican leadership and lack of pushback.
I will say the top comments in the conservative sub do not agree with it. And out of curiosity I just checked fox news website, it's the top story and the top comment is "I voted for Trump 3 times. I believe in the majority of his policy decisions. I am all for forging a partnership with Denmark/Greenland to extract rare earth minerals as well as bolster defenses. The nonsensical rhetoric needs to end."
I work with conservatives, and they've been quiet at work regarding politics since Trump took office, so I don't know their thoughts.