Members of President Trump’s MAGA base are speaking out about the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza, adding to pressure on the administration to intervene and underscoring a looming divide among Trump supporters over how to approach the situation.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas) and podcast host Theo Von are among those who have expressed alarm in recent days about the situation in Gaza, where Trump acknowledged this week “real starvation” was happening on the ground.

The increasing unease among some of Trump’s staunchest supporters puts a spotlight on the administration’s close ties with Israel and raises additional questions about what exactly Trump will do to get aid into Gaza.

“A way has to be found to get aid to Gaza and to discredit efforts by Hamas to blame the humanitarian situation on the U.S. and Israel,” one source close to the White House told The Hill. “Trump is committed to ending this conflict, but I don’t know what his next steps will be.”

Trump said Monday he did “not particularly” agree with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that there was no starvation happening in Gaza, which has been devastated by Israel’s war against Hamas. The president also said the U.S. would take a more active role in getting food into the region.

“I think everybody unless they’re cold-hearted or worse than that, nuts, there’s nothing you can say other than it’s terrible,” Trump said Tuesday of........

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