GOP fractures on Iran war as midterm pressure mounts

Republican candidates and lawmakers are publicly breaking with President Trump over the Iran war as voter support drops and high gas prices fuel resentment. The conflict, nearly seven months old by September 24, 2026, is becoming a liability for GOP candidates facing midterm elections six weeks away.

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'End the open-ended war.' GOP candidates push Trump on Iran

stream:bsky-jetstreamother7d ago kagi ↗

I hope Republican voters realize these GOP politicians who are dropping in the polls six weeks before midterms are only temporarily turning on Trump out of desperation. They will go right back to supporting everything he does if they are re-elected. The push from key congressional candidates to end the war illustrates the growing GOP angst around a conflict that is deeply unpopular.

GOP breaks ranks on Iran as voters fume over war's costs

rss:thehillus_mainstream5d ago wire ×3 kagi ↗

Republican support for the war in Iran is dropping as Senate GOP candidates speak out against it and voters increasingly blame high gas prices on the nearly seven-month conflict. Growing public opposition among even Republican voters has put incumbents such as Sens. Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) and Pete Ricketts...