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KINSELLA: Donald Trump learning wars easy to start but hard to finish

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06.04.2026

Who is winning the war in Iran?

Donald Trump’s apparatchiks can call it whatever they want, but it’s a war. And, a month later, it’s still raging.

KINSELLA: Donald Trump learning wars easy to start but hard to finish Back to video

A month ago, this writer made ten predictions about why the war would likely become very unpopular, very soon.

Let’s see how accurate they were.

I said both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were unpopular in their respective countries – and might get less popular.

That has certainly been the case for Trump.

As of today, Trump is the most unpopular president in recent polling history. Presently, Trump has 33% support, a record low for him.

Netanyahu, meanwhile, earned a 60% “trust” figure from Israelis at the start of the war. Today, however, his Right-wing coalition would still fall short of a majority win.

This writer predicted the war would get very unpopular very fast. That has certainly been the case in the United States – and, to a lesser degree, in Israel.

A CNN poll released Wednesday showed Americans – nearly 70% of them – disapprove or “strongly disapprove” of the war. That number is growing, CNN reported.

Meanwhile, in Israel, an end-of-March poll had a different result.........

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