The war in Iran is absolute chaos. Nobody knows what’s going on. Trump swings wildly between optimism and claims that the war will end soon, to threats to resume bombing and escalate the war.
Trump doesn’t even seem to know where his vice president is or whether he will participate in the negotiations.
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Democrats see a big opening because the war is deeply unpopular with the American people, and Republicans increasingly fear being destroyed in the midterm elections because of high prices, inflation, war and gas prices.
Republicans know that by remaining loyal to Trump, they are setting themselves up for almost certain defeat in November. Yet they continue to stick to Trump’s scattered war policy.
Senate Democrats increase pressure on Trump by forcing him The Senate is scheduled to vote each week on a war powers resolution that would force Trump to end the war.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced she will force the Senate to pass a war powers resolution on Tuesday to end Trump’s war in Iran.
Baldwin is among a group of Democratic senators who are pledging that Republicans will again and again make their support for Trump’s unpopular war known.