What’s the difference between America First and MAGA?
The "troll right" co-opts phrases. MAGA defines Trumpism. "America First," a core Trump policy, is being distorted by dissenters to mean "America Only."
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Tonight on The Ezra Levant Show, Ezra discusses the difference between MAGA and America First, and the politicization of "Christ is King." As a Canadian, here are his thoughts.
U.S. President Donald Trump is fulfilling his radical promises, particularly on immigration and challenging the "Deep State." His current team shows intense loyalty, and he has rapidly rolled out bold executive orders, from border policy to banning men from women's sports. He is also resolving global conflicts, achieving "peace through strength."
Trump has delivered on his core promises, including mass deportations and renegotiating trade deals, which should satisfy American conservatives.
However, a faction of the online right is now rebelling against Trump, claiming he isn't "pure" or "America First" enough. This movement is fueled by figures like Nick Fuentes, a self-proclaimed anti-Trump conservative who has expressed antisemitic and pro-Stalin sentiments, and Candace Owens.
Most alarmingly, former leading commentator Tucker Carlson has flipped, leveraging his reputation to push an anti-Trump, anti-Israel, and often pro-authoritarian agenda. This shift is linked to foreign influence, notably from Qatar, which reportedly pays off pundits.
The messaging from this "troll right" is being amplified by foreign state media, like Russia Today, to create division.
The "troll right" co-opts key phrases. MAGA is inseparable from Trumpism. America First is a core Trump policy but is being twisted to mean "America Only" by the dissenters, advocating a full global retreat that would open the door for rivals like China.
Ezra argues that Trump's "America First" strategy uses a global footprint (e.g., military bases, trade deals like the one with Malaysia) to actively counter the influence of China and Russia. It’s not "America Only."
Finally, "Christ is King" is a sacred Christian statement of submission to God. While true believers use it as a reflection of their faith, the "troll right" weaponizes it as a political test and a slogan, often used disingenuously by non-Christians like Fuentes to attack perceived opponents, blurring into antisemitism.
This online battle is demoralizing and fueled by foreign-administered bots and massive influence operations targeting young people. They are being groomed to hate Trump, support Qatar, despise Israel, and give a pass to China and Russia.
As a pro-Christian, pro-Trump Canadian Jew, Ezra believes his mission is to counter this "splittist information operation" and promote harmony between Christians and Jews.
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COMMENTS
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Trevor Boyne commented 2025-11-18 17:02:48 -0500Why do you keep promoting Fuentes? This person is not newsworthy and is seriously turning me off of your show. Our country is in serious trouble, and you’ve repeatedly posted this guy on your show. Please read the comments and stick to the news, not stupid trolls. All you’re doing is giving them publicity, good or bad. It only benefits this troll. -
Andrew O commented 2025-11-18 15:34:43 -0500Lida: Young podcasters making edgy comments isn’t a threat, and even if it was it wouldn’t be near the existential threat the left is. They want us dead, they’re doing it and bragging about it openly. Not 1 liberal denounced the VA AG who fantasized about murdering us and our children and he won the popular vote. Carney imports and funds those who at best want to destroy western civilization if not us along with it. And Ezra is acting like a leftist calling for Nick, who doesn’t want those things, to be deplatformed. Let’s unite and focus on stopping the left from literally killing us and destroying our way of life before we argue over relative minutia.
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Fran G commented 2025-11-18 14:38:11 -0500I agree Lida
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Lida Kocis commented 2025-11-18 10:34:07 -0500Andrew O: creeping marxification and nazification of the right IS a real threat.
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Andrew O commented 2025-11-18 07:12:36 -0500Please just shut up about Nick and this “woke/troll right” nonsense already!! On the day Canada passed the worst deficit budget ever, are you really that tone deaf? I think you should stop obsessing over American podcasters while Carney is destroying our country and leftists are murdering us, laughing about it and mocking our widows. Be more like Matt Walsh. Big NO to you obsessing even more over people on the right (and yes Nick is, your gaslighting aside) while we face these existential threats. The left votes in ostrich murderers and DAs who openly fantasize about about killing us and our children while people like you attack our own side instead of uniting against the real threat.
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Lance Humphries commented 2025-11-18 00:15:29 -0500God is superior to a flesh-and-bones king? That’s why the preamble to our Charter of Rights and Freedoms states; “Whereas Canada is founded upon principles that recognize the Supremacy of God and the Rule of Law.” The Charter is a negative rights document that applies ‘to the government’. In other words, it’s designed to ‘stop’ the government from infringing on the rights and freedoms given to us by God.
One doesn’t have to practice religion, but understanding our foundations, and the foundations of all western democracies is important.
Remember, Christianity is a sect of Judaism. Hence Canada is technically a Judeo-Christian based society. -
Marilyn Hagerman commented 2025-11-17 23:28:16 -0500I truly have become very selective in listening to those radicals that find issues with President Trump. Well read intellectuals engage in meaningful dialogue – able to mutually discuss pros and cons. The rants of people like Fuentes are simply an upsetting waste of time going nowhere!! I believe there is an overabundance of psychologically misguided people out there who roll with whatever seems to draw the most attention for the moment! They come and they go…like snow in the winter that disappears in the spring!!!
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Lida Kocis commented 2025-11-17 22:35:28 -0500Fuentes is insane. Carlson, a big disappointment, I used to like him…who would have expected he’s a spineless flipper.
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-11-17 21:30:25 -0500We need reporters OUTSIDE these globalist events to show the true hypocrisy of these climate nannies. What they’re doing is like a mother telling her kids, “Don’t swear, damn-it”."
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-11-17 21:28:34 -0500Christian is as Christian does. The troll right are showing by their actions that they hate God’s people. And hating Israel’s government is speaking evil of Israel’s leaders. You can’t separate the leadership from the people. God instituted government and they’re his servants, like it or not.
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Matt Abrahams commented 2025-11-17 20:46:19 -0500No Tucker, you’re not a Christian, no matter how many times you claim to be one. And that rug you wear on your head makes you look like the utter moron that you are.
