They Built the MAGA Movement. Now Trump Is Sending Their Kids to a War He Said Would Never Happen
Capt. Cody Khork was 35 years old, from Winter Haven, Florida. He was killed March 1st in Kuwait — in a war Donald Trump promised his voters would never happen. Thirteen Americans are dead. Two hundred more are wounded. And the people who built the MAGA movement are starting to ask: why? Read More: https://www.irishstar.com/news/politi... Trump told voters in Waco in 2023: "Under my leadership, we will have no wars." On election night 2024: "I'm not going to start a war. I'm going to stop wars." And on camera, on the record, he promised: "You are not going to have a war with Iran with me as president." That promise is now a body count. The Iran war is in its fourth week, and the Americans who trusted those words are left holding the bill — not in dollars, but in caskets. CPAC 2026 told the story visually. The conference that once billed itself as "the center of political gravity" couldn't fill the room. Trump didn't show. His family didn't show. His cabinet didn't show. The headliner was Todd Chrisley — a pardoned reality TV star who was still serving a 12-year sentence for bank and tax fraud before Trump let him walk. Warner Kimo Sutton, who ran Trump's 2016 campaign in Hawaii, said it plain: "It's shitty. Last time this place was packed." Mother Jones called it "The Incredible Shrinking CPAC." The people who did show weren't celebrating. They were confused. Brenda White, 64, from Dallas, Texas — a true believer — sat in that room and said: "This is not what we were promised. Trump did not promise this. He promised no wars." Anne Coker, 75, from Florida, said she hasn't heard a good rationale. These are not protesters. These are not liberals. These are the people who built the movement. And the question they're asking is the most dangerous question Trump has ever faced — because there is no good answer. Capt. Cody Khork, Sgt. Declan Coady, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Capt. Ariana Savino, Tech. Sgt. Tyler Simmons, and Capt. Curtis Angst are among the thirteen dead. They believed the promise too. Trump Iran war, CPAC 2026, Trump broken promises, MAGA disillusionment, Trump no wars promise, Trump supporters turn on Trump, CPAC attendance 2026, American soldiers killed Iran, Trump base cracking, Iran war casualties, Trump foreign policy failure, conservative disillusionment, MAGA war Iran, Trump Iran broken promise, Trump CPAC 2026 Support The Logical Leftist: YouTube Channel Membership: / @logicallyleftist Patreon: / jeffwaldorf Connect: BlueSky: @ jeffwaldorf.bsky.social Facebook: / jeffwaldorfshow TikTok: / jeff_waldorf Instagram: / thelogicalleftist Follow The Logical Leftist: Unabashedly pro-Democracy and antifascist. We use wit to cut through right-wing BS and promote progressive populist policies.
