Trump Asks for Sacrifice for Things Americans Don’t Want

Aaron Blake: “Much like last year at this time, the president has leapt headlong into a major new undertaking that threatens to rock an already-wobbly economy. And much like last year, the administration is asking Americans to accept some ‘short-term pain’ for promised long-term gain.”

“In 2025, it was tariffs. In 2026, it’s the war with Iran.”

“It might be an even harder sell this time, though, at least in some part because of what happened with the tariffs. The administration’s assurances that the tariff pain would eventually bring back manufacturing jobs and leave the US economy humming didn’t exactly pan out, and then the US Supreme Court ruled a large portion of Trump’s sweeping effort was illegal.”