CPAC's quiet shift: MAGA supporters voice concern over Iran, Epstein files, and the economy

TL;DR
A field look at CPAC finds many Trump supporters still wearing MAGA gear but expressing unease about the Iran war, the Epstein-file controversy, and the economy, even as a sizable segment praises his immigration stance—highlighting intra-MAGA tensions and a cooler mood that hints at a political winter for the movement rather than its end.
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