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How Trump Can Turn Iran Critiques Into Midterm Momentum
Focusing entirely on domestic issues will bring Republican wins in the midterms.
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Vice President J.D. Vance this week said he understands the Iran war is unpopular with many Trump supporters, particularly the young ones, but urged them not to become so dissatisfied with that issue that they disengage entirely.
“I recognize that a lot of young voters don’t love the policy that we have in the Middle East. Okay, I understand that,” Vance said at a Turning Point USA event at the University of Georgia. “I also know that we’ve secured the border. We’ve lowered housing prices now for eight months in a row, and there’s going to be more to come beyond that. We’ve made America energy dominant, which has lowered electricity costs and things like that. We’ve made it so that we have the lowest murder rate in a 127 years.”
“I’m not saying you have to agree with me on every issue,” Vance continued. “What I’m saying is, don’t get disengaged because you disagree with the administration on one topic. Get more involved.”
Vance’s acknowledgement that the war is unpopular with many in Trump’s voter base appears to be a step toward pivoting focus back to domestic issues in order to make the Republican case for retaining Congress in the midterms.
The Trump administration has been saying that the Iran war is winding down. Last week there was a ceasefire, and White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt issued a message of victory. Then Israel attacked Lebanon, which set back the hours-old ceasefire. Vance negotiated for hours with the Iranians in Pakistan, but said they would not accept American red lines. And now, an Iranian blockade in the Strait of Hormuz has been met by an American blockade of the Iranian blockade.
Winding down any war could turn complex, and the Trump administration says that its goals of keeping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, destroying its ballistic missile stockpile, and destroying its capability to manufacture ballistic missiles have all been accomplished.
Meanwhile, a blockade enforced by the military is not the same as bombing raids throughout a country, which will be immediately more tenable to a skeptical Trump base. And while a blockade could raise gas prices, it actually has the possibility of securing two more wins for the Trump administration: more people generally will be buying American energy as Iranian energy is constricted, and it backs China into a corner to become reliant on American energy as well.
As Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, China has been hoarding Iranian oil,........