Trump’s War Drags Down Republicans in Midterms

“President Trump warned in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly in recent days that he might ‘annihilate’ Iran, a growing number of Republicans were scrambling to find distance from a costly war that has swelled into a midterm crisis for the party,” the New York Times reports.

“The split screen showed how Mr. Trump and his party’s battleground candidates are increasingly at odds as the November elections approach. With no clear resolution in sight, the war has sent the prices of gasoline, diesel and heating oil upward, and cost increases have spilled across the economy. Mortgage rates have also climbed to seven percent, squeezing prospective homeowners already struggling with inflation.”

“While Mr. Trump is talking about escalating the war if he cannot strike a deal with Iran, Republicans in competitive races are losing patience with the fighting.”