Trump Accepts Grim GOP Midterm Outlook 7 Weeks Before November Vote
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Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 19
Trump Accepts Grim GOP Midterm Outlook 7 Weeks Before November Vote
2 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 19
Summary
Seven weeks before the November midterms, Donald Trump has privately accepted advisers’ blunt assessment that Republicans face poor odds and that he bears some responsibility for the party’s position.
Advisers say that shift reflects increasingly sober internal discussions about the GOP’s electoral prospects, even as Trump has continued to project confidence in public.
In interviews and speeches, Trump has insisted midterm politics do not affect his decisions on Iran and has said the war was worth the cost and one he would undertake again.
The split between Trump’s private acceptance and public defiance underscores how the Iran conflict has become central to Republican fears of defeat in November.