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Joe Kent Launches Anti-War GOP Coalition, Urges Trump End War

8/20/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Joe Kent (former Trump aide) is forming an anti-war GOP coalition.
He told USA TODAY the war lacks a military solution and urged U.S. President Donald Trump to end it.
He met Rep. Thomas Massie, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson in Maine to discuss the movement.
He warned a party reset may be needed for 2028 primary and that Vice President JD Vance could lose credibility.

History

Historical Context

After the 2002 Iraq resolution passed 77-23 in the Senate, Ron Paul introduced a 2003 withdrawal bill with ten co-sponsors, including John McCain, drawing Bush criticism and echoing Rep. John Murtha’s 2005 redeployment push. Today, Trump aide Joe Kent gathers Rep. Thomas Massie, ex-Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson to urge Donald Trump to end the Ukraine war, reviving the GOP’s historic split over foreign interventions.

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Story summary

Joe Kent (former Trump aide) is forming an anti-war GOP coalition.
He told USA TODAY the war lacks a military solution and urged U.S. President Donald Trump to end it.
He met Rep. Thomas Massie, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Tucker Carlson in Maine to discuss the movement.
He warned a party reset may be needed for 2028 primary and that Vice President JD Vance could lose credibility.

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