By September 22–23, 2026, Republican Senate candidates in Iowa and Michigan broke with Trump policy, calling for a swift end to the Iran war as midterm elections approached. Candidates cited high inflation and voter dissatisfaction with Trump's economic handling and war strategy.
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Americans have soured on Trump’s handling of the economy and the Iran war as inflation remains high.
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As the 2026 midterm elections get closer, more Republicans are speaking out against the war in Iran. CBS News' Fin Gomez has more.
Some Trump-aligned candidates are calling for an end to the Iran war, even as Trump stands by his Iran strategy and has suggested escalation is possible.
"Amidst the fog of (Pete Hegseth’s Department of Defense) War, the Washington Post of all official scribes of the Pentagon broke with the official narrative and boldly declared, “More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly:”" Today’s Iran war news: Washington Post notices the Pentagon's body count a bit low, GOP Senate candidates call for end of War, Trump at UN.