Two weeks into war with Iran, Trump has been knocked back on his political heels
In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels.
Even some of the president's supporters are questioning his plan and his overall poll numbers are declining.
In the two weeks since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump increasingly has been knocked on his political heels.
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett revealed that the U.S. government has spent $12 billion on the Iran war after just over two weeks of fighting. “The latest number I was briefed on was 12,” Hassett told Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan when asked for a cost prediction. The updated figure is only a…
As the conflict with Iran expands and intensifies, President Trump’s options — to fight on, or to move toward declaring victory and pulling back — both carry deeply problematic consequences.
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Americans won’t stick with President Trump “forever” on the Iran war and noted the spike in oil prices could be an early deterrent for his supporters. “I think they will back him for a little while, but they will not back him forever,” Gingrich said in regard to Americans…