PNN – According to a Hebrew-language media outlet, the war against Iran has complicated the future of Trump and the Republicans.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, the Ma’ariv newspaper admitted on its website on Saturday evening that Trump is like a duck that has reached the end of its life.
Shlomo Shamir, the author of this note, admitted that today it is safe to say that the issue of regime change has been completely removed from the table, while talk of a structural change in Washington (the defeat of the Republicans in the upcoming elections) has been raised as a strong possibility.
The note states: The goal of regime change in Iran has practically disappeared from the political discourse.
The stated justification for war against Iran has also disappeared from President Trump’s statements.
The opening of the Strait of Hormuz has become the main objective of the war.
As of this writing, it is still unclear whether Trump’s threat to open the Strait will be carried out, and if so, how.
Trump’s decision to attack Iran and continue his re-election campaign has led to a decline in his popularity in American polls.
In some of the most recent polls, his approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since he returned to the White House a little over a year ago.
In two polls conducted by reputable organizations, Trump’s approval rating was 38% and 59%, respectively.
Washington commentators reported that the president was deeply upset by the results of a Fox News poll, his personal channel, which showed that he was suffering a sharp decline in popularity among young voters and that those who played a major role in his support were now turning their backs on him.
The midterm elections scheduled for November could signal a possible change of government in Washington. All 435 members of Congress, as well as one-third of the Senate, will be up for election.
Midterm elections are usually seen as a “punishment” for the incumbent president.
This time, most analysts expect Republicans to be punished not only by losing their slim majority in Congress, but also by suffering a crushing defeat that will reduce them to a minority with little influence on the domestic political scene.
As one veteran Washington analyst put it, “The president will not become a powerless president, but a paralyzed rat.”
Trump is known for being humiliated when he is prevented from implementing a decision he has made.
He gets angry when someone blocks what he believes is right. A Republican defeat in the midterm elections, which effectively cripples the president’s ability to carry out his decisions, would be more than an electoral defeat for Trump. He feels that the president has been stripped of his power and forced to end his term as a powerless leader. This is an unpleasant situation for any experienced politician, and to portray it in this way is a disaster in every sense.
President Trump’s announced ceasefire in the war with Iran is not expected to improve his shaky standing even among Republicans; in fact, the opposite may be true.
The president’s repeated changes in expiration dates have only increased doubts—even among members of his own party—about his ability to handle complex situations.