Trump’s war on Iran is unpopular and expensive. He’s perfectly OK with that

Trump’s response to the Iran war’s mounting death toll and astronomical costs? ‘It won’t have any impact on me’

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Could it be … that Donald Trump isn’t a team player?

The midterm elections are less than four months away, and Republicans in the House and the Senate – hampered by a deeply unpopular president and what might be an even less popular war – are increasingly fearful of losing their jobs. Even Trump’s base is beginning to turn against the conflict.
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