The war is getting in the way of the president's race-baiting and revenge campaigns
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The war is getting in the way of the president's race-baiting and revenge campaigns
Published
April 6, 2026 10:30AM (EDT)
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks on during a Cabinet meeting, the first since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran began. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The odds of a quick resolution to the war appear to be dwindling by the day, and the political stakes for the president are only…
He wants to end the Iran war. But Iran, Israel, and Hezbollah have other ideas.
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Trump is only months away from midterm elections his party is likely to lose, badly - after launching his war against Iran, which…
Meanwhile, Moscow is getting a boost from the war's early days after Trump eased sanctions on some Russian oil shipments.
Even some of the president's supporters are questioning his plan and his overall poll numbers are declining.
