Iran war risks ballot box backlash for GOP: ‘Undermining affordability’
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Republicans risk undercutting their midterm affordability messaging as President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda overshadows domestic politics and voters face broader economic warning signs.
The GOP-controlled Congress is floating more money for Trump’s Iran war, a move that could alienate voters’ cost-of-living concerns ahead of the November elections in the face of rising prices at the pump from Trump’s Middle East military operations, which a majority of Americans disapprove of, and on the heels of a dismal February economic report with 92,000 jobs lost.
“There’s a lot of things that run the risk of undermining affordability, and I would say this is a piece of that puzzle,” Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) told the Washington Examiner.
Democrats are eager to leverage what the president has foreshown could be a drawn-out conflict, with the party already seizing on anti-war fervor to ding Trump on Iran.
“How is he paying for this war? By cutting people’s healthcare,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), citing Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax law last year that slashed Medicaid and other healthcare funding with fewer subsidies and eligibility while boosting defense by $150 billion. “That’s a loser of an argument.”
The White House has made no official spending ask of Congress but is reportedly weighing a multibillion-dollar emergency request to replenish munitions stockpiles. And Democrats face their own brewing divisions over giving Trump more money to wage a war he started without the approval of lawmakers, as some acknowledge “we’re in it” and may require more funding to protect troops and bolster national security.
Cost estimates vary, with Democrats saying the war is costing taxpayers nearly $1 billion per day, while Republicans consider the figure inflated. The Washington, D.C.-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated that the first 100 hours cost an average of $891.4 million per day, but predicted that costs would decline as the conflict progressed.
“I hope that the war will not dissuade Congress from acting to bring down the cost of living and bring up wages,” said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), citing issues such as lowering prescription drug prices, banning institutional investors from buying residential homes, and raising the minimum wage.
“We shouldn’t just sit around and watch,” he added with a laugh. “Congress should do something.”
Trump and Republican leaders are downplaying long-term economic fallout from the war. …
Why resist verification?
Republicans risk undercutting their midterm affordability messaging as President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda overshadows domestic politics and voters face broader economic warning signs.
The GOP-controlled Congress is floating more money for Trump’s Iran war, a move that could alienate voters’ cost-of-living concerns ahead of the November elections in the face of rising prices at the pump from Trump’s Middle East military operations, which a majority of Americans disapprove of, and on the heels of a dismal February economic report with 92,000 jobs lost.
“There’s a lot of things that run the risk of undermining affordability, and I would say this is a piece of that puzzle,” Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) told the Washington Examiner.
Democrats are eager to leverage what the president has foreshown could be a drawn-out conflict, with the party already seizing on anti-war fervor to ding Trump on Iran.
“How is he paying for this war? By cutting people’s healthcare,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), citing Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax law last year that slashed Medicaid and other healthcare funding with fewer subsidies and eligibility while boosting defense by $150 billion. “That’s a loser of an argument.”
The White House has made no official spending ask of Congress but is reportedly weighing a multibillion-dollar emergency request to replenish munitions stockpiles. And Democrats face their own brewing divisions over giving Trump more money to wage a war he started without the approval of lawmakers, as some acknowledge “we’re in it” and may require more funding to protect troops and bolster national security.
Cost estimates vary, with Democrats saying the war is costing taxpayers nearly $1 billion per day, while Republicans consider the figure inflated. The Washington, D.C.-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated that the first 100 hours cost an average of $891.4 million per day, but predicted that costs would decline as the conflict progressed.
“I hope that the war will not dissuade Congress from acting to bring down the cost of living and bring up wages,” said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), citing issues such as lowering prescription drug prices, banning institutional investors from buying residential homes, and raising the minimum wage.
“We shouldn’t just sit around and watch,” he added with a laugh. “Congress should do something.”
Trump and Republican leaders are downplaying long-term economic fallout from the war. …
Iran war risks ballot box backlash for GOP: ‘Undermining affordability’
Why resist verification?
Republicans risk undercutting their midterm affordability messaging as President Donald Trump’s foreign policy agenda overshadows domestic politics and voters face broader economic warning signs.
The GOP-controlled Congress is floating more money for Trump’s Iran war, a move that could alienate voters’ cost-of-living concerns ahead of the November elections in the face of rising prices at the pump from Trump’s Middle East military operations, which a majority of Americans disapprove of, and on the heels of a dismal February economic report with 92,000 jobs lost.
“There’s a lot of things that run the risk of undermining affordability, and I would say this is a piece of that puzzle,” Sen. John Curtis (R-UT) told the Washington Examiner.
Democrats are eager to leverage what the president has foreshown could be a drawn-out conflict, with the party already seizing on anti-war fervor to ding Trump on Iran.
“How is he paying for this war? By cutting people’s healthcare,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), citing Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax law last year that slashed Medicaid and other healthcare funding with fewer subsidies and eligibility while boosting defense by $150 billion. “That’s a loser of an argument.”
The White House has made no official spending ask of Congress but is reportedly weighing a multibillion-dollar emergency request to replenish munitions stockpiles. And Democrats face their own brewing divisions over giving Trump more money to wage a war he started without the approval of lawmakers, as some acknowledge “we’re in it” and may require more funding to protect troops and bolster national security.
Cost estimates vary, with Democrats saying the war is costing taxpayers nearly $1 billion per day, while Republicans consider the figure inflated. The Washington, D.C.-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies estimated that the first 100 hours cost an average of $891.4 million per day, but predicted that costs would decline as the conflict progressed.
“I hope that the war will not dissuade Congress from acting to bring down the cost of living and bring up wages,” said Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), citing issues such as lowering prescription drug prices, banning institutional investors from buying residential homes, and raising the minimum wage.
“We shouldn’t just sit around and watch,” he added with a laugh. “Congress should do something.”
Trump and Republican leaders are downplaying long-term economic fallout from the war. …
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