Trump admitted the Iran war and gas prices hurt Republicans. It was his version of the identity politics that cost Democrats 2024
Source: Fortune ·
Trump admitted on election night the war hurt Republicans. Gas is up 40% since it began, and tariffs cost families $1,000 a year.
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On election night, as Republicans lost both chambers of Congress, President Donald Trump finally acknowledged the war in Iran had played a role. In a Fox News interview, he said the public was unwilling to tolerate high gas prices. That night, he also told the New York Times he knew voters were unhappy about gas prices all along. What voters wanted was simple: to afford a burger on the grill and a full tank of gas. Both had gotten more expensive. Ground beef cost $6.79 a pound in September, up 22% since Trump returned to office. Gas prices rose 40% since the Iran war began in February. His Liberation Day tariffs will cost the typical household more than $1,000 a year. And inflation climbed to 3.7% over the year through September, with energy driving roughly 40% of the increase. In 2024, Democrats largely lost after what many regarded as the end of an era of cultural politics. In his second term, Trump built his presidency around fights that defined his own political identity—…
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