So it may be hard to believe that ol’ Donny Trump won’t, yet again, wriggle his way out of another disastrous drop in his political standing. Trump’s Iran war has, even more than anything before, sent his approval rating in a nosedive. Trump could escalate and invade Iran with ground troops, which will make the energy crisis catastrophically worse. But it is even worse for Trump personally, as his second term has been plagued by one unpopular initiative after another. Meanwhile, the full impact of the Iran war on prices, particularly for gas, has not yet come close to being felt.

Source: Huffington Post April 03, 2026 19:44 UTC