MAGA's 'Manifest Destiny' Coalition Has Arrived

"For the past few months, some of the most influential figures in MAGA politics have been locked in bitter infighting. But with a new year comes new priorities, and the warring factions are reuniting around a new cause: a new era of American "manifest destiny." Major players, from influencers to politicians, have been arguing over the Trump administration's plans on issues like H-1B visas, Jeffrey Epstein document dumps, AI regulation, Israel's war with Hamas, and even white nationalist Nick Fuentes."

"If Trump needed a unifying platform, he found it. Everyone from right-wing creators and pundits with millions of followers to elected officials have circled the wagons. Influencers Benny Johnson and the Twitch streamer Asmongold have recently both offered support for an American takeover of Greenland, Kyle Tharp, who writes the Chaotic Era newsletter, noted Tuesday. "After everything America has done for Europe over the last 120 years, handing over Greenland is a tame ask, and a no-brainer if the continent wishes to continue their national security welfare dependency," Johnson posted to X over the weekend. (Johnson also spent last week in California vowing to unveil purported fraud in the state.) "How can you get more 'America First' than Manifest Destiny 2.0?" Steve Bannon, who hosts the show War Room, told NBC News earlier this month, responding to questions about the Trump administration's abduction of Venezuela president Nicolás Maduro."

Influential MAGA figures shifted from internal feuds to a shared expansionist agenda labeled 'Manifest Destiny 2.0.' Debates that had divided the movement included H-1B visas, Jeffrey Epstein document releases, AI regulation, Israel's war with Hamas, and support for white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Recent U.S. actions cited include a raid in Venezuela with the arrest of Nicolás Maduro and public proposals by President Donald Trump to invade Greenland and alter NATO. Right-wing creators, pundits, and elected officials have rallied behind those positions, with public endorsements from influencers and figures like Benny Johnson, Asmongold, and Steve Bannon, and social posts applying historic expansionist rhetoric to contemporary geopolitics.

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