Overview
- Fox & Friends host Ainsley Earhardt said many Trump supporters are “tired” of the war and want the economy and gas prices to improve before the midterm elections.
- Fox correspondent Trey Yingst quoted the president as saying he would “bomb the s— out of them tomorrow night” if Iran refused to sign a peace deal, underscoring a hawkish White House posture.
- U.S. forces recently launched major strikes that reporters say included 49 Tomahawk missiles and fighter-jet attacks on radar and air defenses in southwest Iran, after Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter with a drone.
- Polling cited in coverage shows support for military action among Republicans has fallen since mid-March and overall public backing slipped to below half in April, signaling eroding political cover for continued escalation.
- Reporters noted a covert U.S. effort to move oil through the Strait of Hormuz helped stabilize prices but rising costs remain a voter vulnerability that some Republicans fear could hurt the party in November.