Politics
Trump Jr. secretly opposes father's Iran war, The Atlantic reports
October 21, 2026 at 09:29 AM · Updated 47m ago
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The Atlantic has reported that Donald Trump Jr. privately opposes his father's war on Iran, exposing widening divisions within the administration and the MAGA movement.
- The Atlantic reported Wednesday that Donald Trump Jr. opposes the US war on Iran and has told his father of his position.
- Trump Jr. kept his opposition private to avoid a public clash with his father and was close to the late anti-war activist Charlie Kirk.
- Vice President J.D. Vance opposed the war in internal deliberations; CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Secretary of State Marco Rubio doubted airstrikes could topple Iran's regime.
- A Pew poll found 65 percent of Americans oppose Trump's handling of the Iran war, and Republican support fell from 69 to 63 percent since March.
- The Atlantic reported that Trump Jr.'s opposition has been consistent in private conversations since the war began in February, per two sources.


