‘We have a country to fix’: As MAGA feuds escalate, Harmeet Dhillon urges conservatives back to policy

Senior conservative lawyer Harmeet Dhillon has called for an end to what she described as escalating public feuds among right-wing influencers, urging conservatives to refocus on policy and governance rather than internal battles.

In a blunt post shared online, Dhillon said she was “bored” with what she characterised as “talking heads firing inside the tent”, adding: “We have a country to fix.”Her intervention comes amid a fresh flare-up of disputes within MAGA-aligned media and activist circles, where disagreements over ideology, foreign policy and movement leadership have increasingly played out in public. The row has been fuelled by clashes involving high-profile figures and organisations, with social media amplifying accusations, counter-accusations and calls for accountability.Dhillon’s comments followed weeks of visible tension around events linked to Turning Point USA, including disagreements involving commentators such as Candace Owens and the group’s founder Charlie Kirk. Those disputes have touched on sensitive issues including antisemitism, US support for Israel and competing interpretations of “America First” priorities, drawing in podcasters and online personalities with large followings.

While Dhillon did not single out individuals, she framed the broader phenomenon as a distraction from what she sees as urgent national challenges. She urged conservatives to prioritise policy goals such as election integrity, economic reform and effective governance, arguing that prolonged infighting risks weakening the movement’s credibility beyond its core base.Her appeal drew support from several prominent conservative voices.

Figures including Kari Lake and Christopher Rufo echoed calls for unity, suggesting that internal disputes, when conducted publicly, hand an advantage to political opponents rather than advancing conservative objectives.However, critics pushed back, arguing that the conflicts Dhillon dismissed as “inside-the-tent” fights are necessary to confront what they view as damaging or extreme ideas within the movement.

Some activists contend that avoiding open confrontation in the name of unity risks allowing unresolved ideological rifts to deepen.The exchange highlights a familiar tension within the post-2024 conservative landscape: whether cohesion and message discipline should take precedence over public ideological battles, or whether internal accountability requires airing disputes openly. As MAGA-aligned politics continues to be shaped by a decentralised media ecosystem, Dhillon’s call reflects growing unease among establishment-oriented conservatives that influencer-driven feuds may be dominating attention while policy debates are sidelined.Whether her appeal to “join up” will temper the current round of disputes remains uncertain. But her remarks underscore a broader concern that, at a time of heightened political stakes, internal warfare could prove more costly to the movement than its leaders intend.