‘Forever war': MAGA divided over Donald Trump and Iran
Sky News host Paul Murray discusses the internal MAGA fight as United States President Donald Trump looks at intervening in the Israel-Iran war.
'We certainly know the internal MAGA fight about all of this, about whether they see it as a one and done,' Mr Murray said.
'Or whether they see it as opening the door to going back into a forever-war.'
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