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Trump learned firsthand during his first term how military elites like Mark Milley, James Mattis, and John Kelly could obstruct his policies. Determined to avoid the same pitfalls, he has stocked his national security team with reliable America First allies—including Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence and Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.
Colby’s nomination is a major test. He firmly opposes endless U.S. involvement in Ukraine and rejects military intervention in Iran, making him a prime target for establishment warmongers in the Senate who want to sink his confirmation.
Those in D.C. who favor never-ending conflicts see an opportunity. If they can kill Colby’s nomination, they can push Trump into accepting a defense official more aligned with their agenda—one willing to keep the U.S. entangled in foreign wars.
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk issued a warning to Trump supporters, calling out Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton for allegedly working behind the scenes to sabotage Colby’s nomination.
“The effort to undermine President Trump continues in the US Senate. @SenTomCotton is working behind the scenes to stop Trump’s pick, Elbridge Colby, from getting confirmed at DOD. Colby is one of the most important pieces to stop the Bush/Cheney cabal at DOD,” Kirk posted on X.
Kirk didn’t stop there, directly challenging Cotton’s motivations.
“Why is Tom Cotton doing this?” he asked.
Levin wasted no time jumping into the debate. He launched an attack on Colby, arguing that his foreign policy stance poses a threat to national security. Levin’s main issue? Colby shares Trump’s opposition to endless war in the Middle East.
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“Sorry Charlie. It is the unequivocal position of President Trump and every sane person that Iran must not get nukes. If this guy has no problem with it, he’s the problem, not Cotton. He’s out of sync, not Cotton. He’s undermining national security, not Cotton,” Levin posted on X.
Levin’s criticism didn’t go unchallenged. Vice President J.D. Vance came to Colby’s defense, praising his track record of opposing disastrous foreign conflicts.
“Bridge has consistently been correct about the big foreign policy debates of the last 20 years. He was critical of the Iraq War, which made him unemployable in the 2000s-era conservative movement. He built a relationship with CNAS when it was one of the few institutions that would even hire a foreign policy realist. A perceptive writer would ask why a serious realist was shut out of the dominant institutions of the American Right in the late 2000s,” Vance wrote on X.
The Vice President’s strong endorsement put Levin in a tough spot. Levin responded, saying he would look further into Colby’s views.
“I’ll dig into this on my radio show tomorrow,” Levin replied to Vance.
Levin left the door open to changing his stance, writing, “Hopefully Colby has changed his position and is now consistent with President Trump on Iran and nukes.”
This latest fight highlights the ongoing battle between Trump’s America First movement and the entrenched establishment. While Trump has worked to surround himself with loyalists who reject foreign entanglements, figures like Levin and Cotton remain hurdles to solidifying his national security agenda.
The question now is whether Trump can push through Colby’s confirmation or if the D.C. war machine will succeed in keeping its grip on U.S. foreign policy. One thing is clear: the fight isn’t over yet.
Americans (mainly the Conservative Voters): Hello. apparently “iran” is only weeks away from military nuclear capability. We cannot permit iran to “first use”, which would have Israel then our USA as the first targets, to suffer countless deaths “then” to retaliate ?
I contend that Israel will step up first, for a pre-emptive strike to eliminate the iran nuclear threat forever.