Trump’s clash with podcasters puts Fox News on notice
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By Sophia Tesfaye
Published on April 12, 2026.
The Donald Trump administration's Iran war has caused a rift within the conservative media ecosystem, with Right-wing broadcasters Mark Levin and Megyn Kelly trading sexual insults on social media and Tucker Carlson suggesting that the president might be the Antichrist and Candace Owens urging Congress to remove him under the 25th Amendment. This is seen as a generational and ideological fracture within MAGA media, pitting legacy television power against a decentralized, digital-first influencer class that helped build Trumpism. This comes as Fox News faces criticism from younger MAGA voters who no longer need Fox after gaining fame on the network. Despite this, Fox has been criticized by some for its distrust of mainstream media and its tendency to question official narratives and seek alternative sources of information. The conflict over the Iran war becomes an existential conflict for Fox News.
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