After the midterm debacle, Donald Trump and the Republicans agree to attribute the electoral barefoot to the war in Iran and the economic impact for the Americans. Inside the party, however, several point their finger directly at the president, while he seeks to disengage from defeat. Trump argues that "it was worth it" to open the conflict, but potentially presidential figures, such as J. D. Vance, Marco Rubio or Ron DeSantis, try to take a distance.

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