Frustrated Trump struggles against perception that he’s losing control of Iran war

 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5792686-iran-war-trump-oil-prices/

A tide of political danger is rising around President Trump as criticism grows that he may be losing control of the war in Iran.

Grant Reeher, a professor of political science at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, said that although much of the reaction to the conflict so far has been bifurcated along partisan lines, “I do think it’s a particular moment of danger [for Trump]. Up to now, there has been this drip-drip-drip erosion in the president’s support. This one, to me, has more of a potential to open up a floodgate.”

An Economist/YouGov poll earlier this week asked whether people approved or disapproved of how Trump was handling the situation in Iran.

Only 36 percent of respondents approved. Fifty-six percent disapproved.

That’s bad news for the White House by any measure.