{"id":2453445,"date":"2025-06-29T07:29:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ill-gladly-eat-my-words-ex-mlb-all-star-admits-just-how-wrong-he-was-about-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T07:31:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T11:31:04","slug":"ill-gladly-eat-my-words-ex-mlb-all-star-admits-just-how-wrong-he-was-about-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ill-gladly-eat-my-words-ex-mlb-all-star-admits-just-how-wrong-he-was-about-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I&#8217;ll Gladly Eat My Words&#8217;: Ex-MLB All-Star Admits Just How Wrong He Was About Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fill-gladly-eat-my-words-ex-mlb-all-star-admits-just-how-wrong-he-was-about-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2453445&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the division within President donald Trump&#8217;s base regarding his administration&#8217;s involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict. Trump&#8217;s decision to order precision strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities has polarized supporters into two factions: an isolationist wing that prioritizes focusing on domestic issues over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-activists-trash-aoc-for-being-fake-at-protest-outside-her-office\/\" title=\"Left-Wing Activists Trash AOC For Being \u2018Fake\u2019 At Protest Outside Her Office\">foreign conflicts<\/a>, and a more aggressive faction that views Iran&#8217;s nuclear threat as a pressing concern. <\/p>\n<p>Former MLB player Zack Cozart, an initially vocal critic of military involvement, expressed his apprehension about supporting Trump if he lead the U.S. into war. However, following reports of a ceasefire negotiation between Iran and Israel, Cozart publicly reversed his stance and praised Trump&#8217;s efforts, admitting he had learned to trust the president. <\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights the views of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene,who criticizes foreign military engagements and emphasizes the need for the U.S.to address its own problems at home. Despite temporary successes in negotiations, tension surrounding America&#8217;s role in foreign conflicts persists within Trump&#8217;s supporter base.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Few things, if any, have tested President Donald Trump&rsquo;s base more than the Israel-Iran conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s initial decision to involve America in this conflict by ordering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/monumental-damage-satellite-pics-nuke-sites-confirm-trump-right-yuge-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a precision strike<\/a> on a number of Iranian nuclear facilities last weekend has seemingly frayed that base into two very disparate wings.<\/p>\n<p>(And, of course, Trump has faced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-quotes-legendary-clint-eastwood-line-issues-big-challenge-alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">usual Democratic criticism<\/a> from beyond his base on the matter.)<\/p>\n<p>On the one side, you have MAGA&rsquo;s more isolationist branch, who want America to focus on its own issues before helping anyone abroad &mdash; even an ally.<\/p>\n<p>On the other side, you have MAGA&rsquo;s anti-Iran branch, which thinks that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/slew-of-vexing-international-crises-confront-biden-a-year-out-from-election-day\/\" title=\"Biden faces numerous global crises ahead of Election Day.\">nuclear threat posed<\/a> by Tehran <em>is<\/em>, in fact, a pressing American issue.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Former MLB All Star infielder Zack Cozart &mdash; a member of MAGA &mdash; falls into the former, and was initially unhappy with America&rsquo;s seemingly pending involvement in the Middle Eastern conflict.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If Trump gets us in a war I will no longer support him and I&rsquo;m sure most of you know I love Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h9JPV49DPy\">https:\/\/t.co\/h9JPV49DPy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zack Cozart (@zack_cozart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zack_cozart\/status\/1934756982164214039?\">June 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Trump gets us in a war I will no longer support him and I&rsquo;m sure most of you know I love Trump,&rdquo; Cozard posted on June 16.<\/p>\n<p>Trump would go on to call the bomb strikes just a few days after that post.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward exactly one week from Cozart&rsquo;s &ldquo;I will no longer support him&rdquo; post, and the former MLB shortstop had changed his tune considerably &mdash; and apparently learned a lesson in the process.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I&rsquo;ll gladly eat my words for what has transpired today&hellip; lesson learned to trust the man &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lAb82BlpQe\">https:\/\/t.co\/lAb82BlpQe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Zack Cozart (@zack_cozart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zack_cozart\/status\/1937328644646752433?\">June 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ll gladly eat my words for what has transpired today&hellip; lesson learned to trust the man,&rdquo; the 39-year-old MLB retiree posted.<\/p>\n<p>That post was in response to the reports that Trump had successfully negotiated a cease-fire between Iran and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>It was a bit of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/furious-trump-curse-word-fly-unleashes-israel-iran-not-happy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a bumpy road<\/a> to get to that point, but Trump appeared to successfully tamp down the hostilities between Iran and Israel, at least for the time being.<\/p>\n<p>That was apparently enough for Cozart to &ldquo;eat my words,&rdquo; but some questions about America&rsquo;s involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict persist.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most notably, staunch Trump ally and Georgia GOP Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-digs-heels-trump-not-king-maga-not-cult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> has been particularly vocal about wanting to keep America out of foreign entanglements &mdash; temporary cease-fire or not.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump is not a king, he is our elected President, and I support him, even when I occasionally disagree with him,&rdquo; Green posted Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>She added: &ldquo;I have always taken a hard stance against America going into foreign wars and regime change and forcing the American military to do it and the American people to pay for it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To me it&rsquo;s the most hypocritical thing in the world for America to do while we are $37 trillion in debt, with mountains of problems facing our own people that we never solve, and while Americans on our homeland are not being killed, by the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >current foreign bad guy<\/a>, whomever they tell us that is on tv, war after war after war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; 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