“Five weeks out from the midterms, Republicans are panicking over prices — and apparently over the president, too,” the New York Times reports.
“In Iowa, Michigan and Ohio, the party’s Senate candidates have urged President Trump to bring an end to the Iran war. In Kansas, an incumbent senator in an unexpectedly tough re-election fight has admonished the administration over immigration raids. Just about every Republican wishes Mr. Trump would just focus on the economy.”
“Instead, he spent last week threatening to escalate the war — a move that could further drive up the prices of gas and diesel fuel.”
