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How right-wing podcaster Ben Shapiro is disagreeing with Trump

Media Matters for America · Media Matters for America · last updated

Throughout the first months of President Donald Trump’s second administration, The Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro has been increasingly clashing with the Trump administration on several issues, ranging from trade and tariffs to foreign policy, condemnations of administration staffers, and criticisms over Trump’s rhetoric and actions. Despite these criticisms, Shapiro remains supportive of far-right causes and Trump’s agenda.

While Shapiro said that he did not vote for Trump in 2016, by 2020 he had endorsed Trump for a second term, and during the 2024 election cycle, he raised money for the Trump campaign and other Republican candidates.

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