MAGA flips out as old Trump tweets come back to haunt him

An attendee supporting Trump in Michigan GOP's Election Night Party with Mike Rogers and Team Trump in Novi, Michigan, U.S., November 5, 2024. REUTERS/Emily Elconin

President Donald Trump's past social media comments are coming back to haunt him as Americans wake up to discover the U.S. went to war overnight.

A little after 2 a.m. EST, Trump announced on television, "The lives of American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties — that often happens in war." The late hour prompted some to wonder if Trump did it then to hide it.

Former ambassador and political scientist Michael McFaul recalled a 2019 tweet from President Donald Trump in which he claimed, "The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers hae died for been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE....." McFaul remarked, "Guess he has changed his mind. Does anyone know why?"

"You have to wonder at a certain point if the FIFA Peace Prize no longer really means anything," quipped Bloomberg columnist Matthew Yglesias.

Another Trump tweet resurfaced from November 10, 2013, in which Trump claimed, "Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly-not skilled!"

An exchange from late October between Trump's deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller, and The Young Turks' Cenk Uygur indicated that Trump was the peacemaker while Vice President Kamala Harris was the warmonger.

"Cenk: I don't know how I can be more clear. Trump will end and prevent war in the Middle East. He wants peace. Harris and her neocon cabinet want war, war and more war," Miller wrote.

An Oct. 22, 2012, tweet from Trump read, "Don't let Obama play the Iran card in order to start a war in order to get elected--be careful Republicans!" reposted Mini Timmaraju, who leads Reproductive Freedom for All.

She also reposted a screen capture of a Stephen Miller tweet reading, "KAMALA WILL SEND YOUR SONS TO WAR." YouTuber Keith Edwards reposted the tweet above the video of Trump saying, "American heroes may be lost."

Another Stephen Miller tweet from Nov 1, 2024, claimed, "To anyone still gullible enough to fall for scummy media hoaxes: Trump said warmongering neocons love sending your kids to die for wars they would never fight themselves. Liz Cheney is Kamala’s top advisor. Liz wants to invade the whole Middle East. Kamala = WWIII. Trump = Peace."

"Trump's second term has been the worst case scenario," lamented former National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Barack Obama.

Several began questioning whether Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, would enlist in the military.

The consistent message coming from many MAGA influencers and verified accounts is that they didn't want a war and they didn't vote for one. They indicate that they supported Trump because they believed his promises that he would not only end wars but not start any new wars.

Christian columnist Steve Eubanks commented, "Not what I voted for. In fact, the opposite of what I voted for."

"Angry at Trump tonight. Not what I voted for. Also, very bad for the midterms," one Utah Trump supporter posted.

GeoffB, a verified user who uses a "Three Percenter" logo as his avitar also posted that it was "not what I voted for." He shared a meme showing "Trump's kids" and "Netanyahu's kids" sitting in beach chairs in the water. Below it was a photo of soldiers in the desert saying, "your kids."

Dan Erickson replied to Rep. Tim Emmer (R-Minn.), complimenting the president for his "decisive action." Erickson said it wasn't what he voted for, using an AI-generated meme of Vladimir Putin and trafficker Jeffrey Epstein playing with a Trump puppet.

Self-described "Christian Nationalist" Jeremy Burtch also said, "This is not what I voted for."

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