{"id":42532,"date":"2026-01-13T10:10:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/?p=42532"},"modified":"2026-01-13T10:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:10:30","slug":"erika-jaynes-boyfriend-john-mcphees-maga-links-explored-as-he-praises-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/13\/erika-jaynes-boyfriend-john-mcphees-maga-links-explored-as-he-praises-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika Jayne&#8217;s boyfriend John McPhee&#8217;s MAGA links explored as he praises Donald Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/07\/theyre-from-different-worlds-so-how-did-erika-jayne-and-her-boyfriend-john-mcphee-meet\/\">Erika Jayne<\/a>\u00a0was spotted holding hands with rugged military vet John \u201cShrek\u201d McPhee, social feeds have been buzzing, and not just about their adorable casual outings.<\/p>\n<p>Erika, always one to keep her glam&#8230; and her life&#8230; interesting, seems happier than ever\u2026 until Reddit sleuths and Bravo watchers unearthed an interview where her new beau openly says: &#8220;I like Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sprinkle in some MAGA chatter, a retired Army rep with strong opinions, and you\u2019ve got a storyline even the RHOBH editors might envy. Let\u2019s unpack what he said&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>John &#8216;Shrek&#8217; McPhee shares his thoughts on Trump<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Delta Force Operator John McPhee on Afghan War Stories, Keys to Leadership, and America as a Friend\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S30XUyqtRF4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just before <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/07\/theyre-from-different-worlds-so-how-did-erika-jayne-and-her-boyfriend-john-mcphee-meet\/\">Erika and John<\/a> were spotted getting mani-pedis together, John had appeared on The Megyn Kelly Show.<\/p>\n<p>Throwing it back to May 2025, and &#8216;Shrek&#8217; sat down for an in-depth chat with Megyn.<\/p>\n<p>When asked: &#8220;Do you follow politics? What do you think of Trump?&#8221; John responded: &#8220;First off, I need one of these Pentagon jobs, talk to Pete [Hegseth], I should be the Deputy of Operations or something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &#8220;I like Trump, I like Vance, I like Pete&#8230; I like what they&#8217;re doing, and what can I say? I think they make good inherent decisions, like for long term, which we&#8217;re not really used to here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>John added: &#8220;I think they&#8217;re all good, I don&#8217;t watch the news or nothing, but I think they&#8217;re good so far. I thought Trump made great policies last time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>John appeared on Megyn Kelly and Joe Rogan&#8217;s podcasts<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joe Rogan Experience #2238 - John McPhee\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8E1hrK77GLI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While January 2026 in the reality TV world has been filled with <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/12\/gale-brophy-wouldnt-have-filmed-members-only-palm-beach-if-shed-known-this-savage-detail\/\">Members Only: Palm Beach<\/a> drama, where the cast members are dying to make it know that they&#8217;ve been to <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/09\/rosalyn-claps-back-at-rumours-mar-a-lago-members-are-secretly-plotting-to-get-her-removed\/\">Mar-a-Lago<\/a> or met Trump, it seems more celebrities are supporters of the US President, including <a href=\"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2026\/01\/10\/rhobh-star-erika-jaynes-boyfriend-john-mcphees-secret-army-past-revealed\/\">Erika Jayne&#8217;s beau<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>John seems to have positioned himself as someone who aligns with right-wing or conservative political leanings.<\/p>\n<p>He appeared on Megyn Kelly&#8217;s show last year, and Joe Rogan&#8217;s in December 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Joe Rogan, John shared a political view.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"287\">Joe said that when Kamala Harris was running for president, he felt she was strongly aligned with the \u201cdefund the police\u201d movement, which he and John disagreed with.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"287\">John said: &#8220;I don&#8217;t know how that sells with anybody.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"438\">Erika&#8217;s boyfriend said he doesn\u2019t understand how that message appeals to voters, and he and Joe called it a \u201ccrazy thing to say,\u201d especially during the 2019 to 2020 election cycle.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"440\" data-end=\"639\">John goes on to argue that defunding the police would make the US unsafe, comparing it to Mexico and suggesting that &#8220;cartels&#8221; would have even more power and influence if law enforcement were weakened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\"><span 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