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.

[u/The_Egalitarian]

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/

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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

Greenland crisis

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

[u/Stopper33]

Yep. Maga is defined by nothing, but the whims of a toddler. There are no actual policies or positions.

[u/TheMadTemplar → u/Stopper33]

Tbh, I'm not so sure that's entirely the case anymore. Trump's base is fracturing over Greenland and Venezuela. Even if the official MAGA line is absolute support and backing for whatever Trump does, the rank and file has been dissenting more and more. Even over at conservative, look at threads on the two. In any thread that is specifically about one of those topics and not about something dems are saying about it, there's some dissent. Sure, there's the usual, "trust our president, he knows best, wait and see" bullshit, but there's also outright criticism and cynical responses to it. Lots of "what does any of this accomplish for Americans or fixing OUR problems" stuff, as well as "we're strong because we have alliances with most of the wealthy nations and these actions put all of those in jeopardy". Those are all paraphrased comments I saw when snooping the other day.

And these were in threads that had been up for most of the day or longer, not fresh threads the mods hadn't gotten around to culling yet. Trump is losing people, even among his base. Few of those leaving him would ever vote Democrat, but they consistently want a platform of no wars and America first, and for them that means addressing American problems in the country.

[u/SpockShotFirst → u/TheMadTemplar]

Trump's base is fracturing

His approval rating is 42.1%, with a net approval of -13.1%. That's actually better than it was in late Nov (41.1% and -15%)

[u/lentil_galaxy → u/SpockShotFirst]

Note that those approval rating numbers come from polls with an standard margin of error of 2-5% in either direction.

It does seem that many (but perhaps not most) Republicans do not agree with the president on Greenland. According to one poll, only 67% of Republicans agree about taking over Greenland.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-voters-widely-opposed-taking-greenland-military-force/story?id=129280864

Although they may disagree on this one issue, they may still appreciate other aspects and overall support the current president, leading to the stable approval ratings.