WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social to attack several conservative media figures who have opposed the joint U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. Trump singled out Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Alex Jones and Megyn Kelly — all of whom supported his 2024 presidential campaign and were part of his effort to court right-wing podcasters and social media influencers.

"They're losers, just trying to latch on to MAGA." he wrote. In a separate post, he wrote, "They're stupid people, they know it, their families know it, and everyone else knows it, too!" He said his former supporters in conservative media are not "MAGA" and wrote, "nobody cares about them."

He directed specific attacks at each figure. Trump said Carlson should see a psychiatrist, called Owens crazy, said Jones says some of the dumbest things, and said Kelly had nastily asked him about his past remarks about Rosie O'Donnell. "MAGA is about WINNING and STRENGTH in not allowing Iran to have Nuclear Weapons." he wrote. He added, "MAGA is about MAKING AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, and these people have no idea how to do that."

Carlson, a former Fox News host who moved to X after leaving the network in 2023, opposed the Iran war from its early days. He had hosted the network's highest-rated evening program before his departure, averaging more than four million viewers a night. Referring to Trump's posts about Iran, Carlson said in a video posted online, "It is vile on every level." He said Trump's threats to bomb Iranian civilian energy and transportation infrastructure amounted to a war crime, and he said he still loved Trump but felt sorry for him.

Owens, a former communications director of Turning Point USA, wrote on X, "It may be time to put Grandpa up in a home." She also wrote, "He is a genocidal lunatic. Our Congress and military need to intervene. We are beyond madness." Owens described the Trump administration as satanic, urged Congress to remove Trump from office, and wrote on X, "The 25th amendment needs to be invoked."

Jones, a conspiracy theorist and media host, also criticized Trump in a podcast interview. Jones said in the interview, "Trump's mad that he's wrong. He's mad that he got set up by Israel."