Support for the ongoing war against Iran is falling sharply among Donald Trump’s most loyal MAGA voters. According to a new Politico poll, the percentage of people who believe the war is worth the economic cost has dropped from 50 percent in May to just 37 percent now—in just two months.
Donald TrumpThe party's core voters are beginning to grow weary of the war against Iran. A new survey from Politico shows that support among self-identified MAGA voters has dropped significantly. In May, half of them believed the U.S. should continue the war even if the economic costs increased. Now that percentage has dropped to 37 percent.
Nearly one in five MAGA voters (18 percent) wants the U.S. to end the conflict no matter what the cost. At the same time, the proportion of those who will only accept continued involvement if it does not lead to higher costs is increasing.
”People don’t understand”
The results reflect a growing sense of impatience. Many of Trump's supporters feel that the purpose of the war is unclear and that it is hurting the U.S. economy more than they had anticipated. Curt Mills, editor-in-chief of *The American Conservative*, sums up the mood:
”The American people simply don’t understand. They don’t understand why we’re involved in this war.”
The war, which was launched by the Trump administration in February and initially presented as a swift and limited operation, has dragged on. The Pentagon has already been forced to request tens of billions of dollars in additional funding, and Congress is deadlocked on the issue. At the same time, portions of the regular defense budget have begun to run out, leading to canceled exercises and the reallocation of funds.
Continuing along the same path
Despite his declining approval ratings, the White House continues to insist that decisions are not guided by opinion polls. Trump himself has pushed for more funding and continued escalation. But among his own voters—those who once carried him to victory with promises of ”America First” and an end to endless wars—frustration is now becoming clearly evident.
– The president does not make national security decisions based on fluctuating opinion polls, but rather on the best interests of the American people, says the White House spokesperson Olivia Wales.
With the midterm elections on the horizon, the declining approval ratings pose a political risk. As even the most devoted MAGA voters begin to question the war’s benefits and costs, pressure is mounting on the administration to either show concrete results—or find a way out.
Why does the U.S. always have to wage its wars abroad?
Is this a way to test their new weapons in a real-world situation?
Or why is it always some other country that has to suffer at the hands of this aggressive nation? Libya is probably the worst example. From a thriving nation to a real rogue state? Gaddafi wanted to sell the country’s oil in a currency other than the U.S. dollar.
No, Trump doesn't care about American public opinion—only what the Zionists want, just like the Sweden Democrats.
Trump makes his decisions based on what AIPAC and other Jewish organizations tell him; he’s completely in their pocket, and he doesn’t give a damn about his own people.