The Ben Shapiro Show Ep. 2319 - MTG Revolts Against Trump, MAGA!
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Nov 17, 2025 Avik Roy, a healthcare policy expert and co-founder of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, discusses pressing issues around healthcare affordability. They dive into the impacts of tariff policies and how they could affect unemployment rates and inflation. Avik also outlines the historical problems with employer-based insurance and suggests Health Savings Accounts as a potential solution. The conversation turns to the need for deregulation in the individual insurance market, highlighting a trade-off between temporary subsidies and long-term reforms.
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Trump As The Core Of MAGA
- Ben Shapiro argues MAGA is defined by Donald Trump personally, not an ideology or faction.
- Attempts by figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene or Steve Bannon to seize MAGA are portrayed as splinter efforts to replace Trump.
Trump Withdraws Support From MTG
- Ben recounts Trump's public withdrawal of support for Marjorie Taylor Greene over her repeated attacks and Epstein comments.
- Greene responded by accusing Trump of blocking Epstein file releases and playing victim on national TV.
Epstein Claims As A Political Wedge
- Shapiro connects anti-Israel rhetoric from some MAGA figures to their turn against Trump over foreign policy.
- He frames Epstein-focused attacks as a wedge tied to broader factional disputes within the movement.