Blocked and Reported "Not a conspiracy, just a mess"
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Dec 23, 2025 Brad Polumbo, a conservative commentator and writer, teams up with Katie Herzog to delve into the chaotic world of right-wing infighting. They discuss the reality TV-style drama surrounding Turning Point USA and the fault lines in GOP ideology post-Trump. The guests analyze the growing divides over Israel in the party and Candace Owens' controversial rhetoric, raising concerns about anti-Semitism. They also touch on how high-profile figures like Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson are navigating these turbulent waters, revealing surprising allegiances.
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Why The GOP Is Fragmenting
- The GOP split stems from Reagan-era fusionism breaking into competing strands like economic libertarianism, social conservatism, and hawkish foreign policy versus nationalist-populist media figures.
- That fracture deepened after Trump and January 6, producing a jump-ball for the party's future direction.
Israel As A Conservative Fault Line
- Support for Israel has become a major fault line within the conservative movement, mapping onto older foreign-policy instincts versus new nationalist skepticism.
- Debates over Gaza and casualties accelerated prominent figures to question longstanding pro-Israel positions.
Cookie Shirt And A Holocaust Riff
- Byron (Myron) Gaines showed up at America Fest wearing an anti-Semitic cookie-monster shirt and joked "let them cook."
- Katie notes his Holocaust-minimizing riff and ties between him and Candace Owens.