Trump allies blame Iran war for GOPs devastating midterm losses: Hope Schumer calls Netanyahu and thanks him

Many of President Trump’s longtime loyalists are blaming the Iran war for tanking Republicans in the midterm elections — saying the economic pain of the conflict caused the GOP to lose the House and likely the Senate.“I hope Chuck Schumer calls Bibi Netanyahu and thanks him for his victory.This war was a disaster.

People need to be clear-eyed about it,” a Republican strategist involved in the midterm campaigns told The Post.“It took some time, almost two years, but we finally have an answer to the question of what happens when you take military and political advice from a mouth breathing buffoon like Mark Levin,” fumed a source close to Trump.“Every piece of data we have says it was the war and gas prices.”“We got destroyed because of Iran,” added a top Republican strategist.

“Iran is what caused gas prices and diesel prices to skyrocket — not tariffs.If Republicans want to rebuild, the first step is ending the war in Iran and embracing an actual America First foreign policy.”“Too many people sat silently, or even worse, misled the President into a war without a realistic exit,” said a Trump political adviser.“They convinced him that engagement could be accessed through a revolving door that would allow for an easy exit at the president’s choosing.

Instead, the president was left walking through a trapped door, and the same advisors are busy covering their own asses, versus coming to terms with their mistake.”Former Trump official John Ullyot, author of the new book “The President Deserves Better,” told The Post: “It’s time for heads to roll.”“Voters elected Trump to drain the swamp and lower their costs, not to watch his former aides cash in and hear non-stop about ballrooms and arches — not to mention an endless war in Iran,” Ullyot said....