The MAGA Coalition Has Turned on Itself
And Donald Trump is caught in the middle.
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty; Menahem Kahana / AFP / Getty. What Trump Knew About the Attack Against Iran
The president had asked Israel to hold off. Now he’s scrambling to make a deal in negotiations that have become even more complex.
Win McNamee / Getty The White House Is Delighted With Events in Los Angeles
But Trump aides know there are real risks for the president if troops are involved in violence.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: AFP / Getty; Digital Vision / Getty; Spencer Platt / Getty. Inside the Trump-Musk Breakup
The president tried to give his billionaire benefactor a dignified exit. It didn’t work.
Photo-illustration by Michael Houtz. Sources: Aaron Schwartz / Getty; Getty. Ukraine Got a Major Battle Victory. Trump Is Not Happy.
The president has fumed that Kyiv’s drone strike could prolong a war that he’s desperate to end.
Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Jim Lo Scalzo / Bloomberg; Getty. Trump Tries to Blame the Colorado Attack on ‘Open Border’ Policies
The reality of the suspect’s immigration status is more complex than the president and his aides have portrayed.
Mark Makela / Reuters Is Trump Falling Out of Love With Putin?
“The president is mad, but he also wants a deal.”
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty. Trump Hands Putin Another Victory
The U.S. president promised peace on day one. Now he’s enabling Russia’s advances.
Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty The MAGA-World Rift Over Trump’s Qatari Jet
Some of the president’s biggest allies are panning his plan to accept the luxury aircraft.
Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Trump Heads Back to Where He Started
The president’s visit to Saudi Arabia comes almost exactly eight years after his surreal first foray abroad.
Stephen Crowley / The New York Times / Redux
