WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won the White House pledging to wind down the nation's many foreign entanglements and put "America First." But as his administration in recent days has sent mixed signals on the prospects of a military conflict with Iran, Trump's campaign trail
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump won the White House pledging to wind down the nation's many foreign entanglements and put"America First." But as his administration in recent days has sent mixed signals on the prospects of a military conflict with Iran, Trump's campaign trail promise is being put to the test.
"It would be a disaster for him and for the country getting into another military engagement in the Middle East," said Corey Stewart, who led Trump's 2016 campaign in Virginia."It does concern me that the president has Bolton and a lot of these neocons advising him. That's clearly not what he ran on and what most Americans want."
By contrast, Democrats are now far more likely than Republicans to say the U.S. should play a more active role in solving the world's problems. "Whatever needs to be done to keep Iran from becoming a nuclear power needs to happen," Falwell said in an interview."I'm not saying the United States needs to do it. Somebody is going to need to do it."
While military conflict would likely be unpopular among Republican voters, the politics on Iran are nuanced.
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