Conservatives Worry Trump Isn’t Living Up to ‘America First’

Jan. 13, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

President Donald Trump’s most loyal backers are fretting over his expansive view of ‘America First’ with some concerned that his recent foreign policy priorities may be betraying the movement.

Trump’s takeover of Venezuela as well as recent threats to annex Greenland and ramped up pressure on Cuba have sparked questions on Capitol Hill and the broader conservative movement on what exactly “America First” means in the context of the US involvement with the rest of the world. Many of Trump’s most loyal backers view America First as counter to decades of globalism and believe the nation should be engaging in ...

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