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Republicans Are Running Away From Trump’s Iran War as Midterms Near

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The article discusses how Republican politicians who initially supported President Donald Trump's Iran War are now distancing themselves as midterm elections approach and public disapproval of the conflict rises. According to a CNN/SSRS poll, 73% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the war. Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers, for example, initially declared strong support for the war but later urged critics to "stand up" in support of its success before questioning whether Congress should authorize its continuation.

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President Donald Trump launched a conflict with Iran, which has become increasingly unpopular among Americans. A recent CNN/SSRS poll shows that 73% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the war, creating significant political challenges for Republican Party members ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. As fuel prices have surged, causing financial strain on American families, several Republican politicians facing tough races are distancing themselves from their initial support for the war. For instance, Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers, who initially backed the conflict as a necessary step toward peace in the Middle East, is now shifting his stance amid growing public disapproval.

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A CNN/SSRS poll from this month shows that 73% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the war, underscoring how much of a political nightmare it has become for Republicans as the crucial midterm elections near.

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Republicans Are Running Away From Trump’s Iran War as Midterms Near · assertive framing

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When President Donald Trump launched his failed, illegal war on Iran, Republicans quickly fell in line. asserted

Republicans → launch → line

Seven months later, the conflict seems primed to become the latest U.S. forever war. asserted

conflict → prim → ?

The resulting spikes in the prices of diesel and gas have put enormous pressure on American families who are paying more for basic necessities. asserted

who → result → necessities

elections → show → Republicans

Coincidentally, several Republican politicians in tough races now want the war they once supported to end. asserted

they → want → races

Here’s what six of them said at the war’s start, and what they’re saying now: asserted

they → ’ → what

The day the war on Iran began in late February, Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers declared, “Iran is an imminent threat to our country and must not have a nuclear weapon. asserted

Iran → begin → weapon

May God bless our troops and our country on this mission for safety and justice.” uncertain

God → bless → safety

The next day, he called it potentially “the biggest opportunity for peace in the Middle East that I’ve certainly seen in my lifetime.” asserted

I → call → lifetime

As the American public soured on the war, he scolded them. asserted

he → sour → them

“It is maddening to me,” Rogers said in March. asserted

Rogers → say → March

“We ought to stand up, shut up, stand up and say we want this thing to have a successful conclusion. asserted

thing → stand → conclusion

Then you want to debate it later? asserted

you → want → it

Let’s do that,” he said. asserted

he → do → that

When asked in late July if Trump should have authorization from Congress to continue the war, he doubled down saying, “I don’t mind giving the president authority to continue. asserted

I → ask → authority

You can’t stop in mid-negotiation.” asserted

You → stop → negotiation