A new poll shows strong backing among Trump voters for ending the Iran war, with rising concern over costs, casualties and escalation.

War hawks such as Sen. Lindsey Graham are pushing President Donald Trump to keep escalating the war he is waging against Iran, but a new poll of the president’s base – those who voted for him in 2024, when he campaigned on “ no new wars” – found that doing so would likely anger the steadily shrinking faction of Americans who have thus far continued to support him.

The poll, commissioned by the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and The American Conservative,  found that 79 per cent of those who voted for Trump in 2024 want a swift end to the US and Israel’s war in Iran, which began on 28 February when the president abruptly ended talks regarding Iran’s nuclear program and joined Israel in attacking the country.

The survey revealed a political reality at odds with Trump’s recent claim that “MAGA loves what I’m doing – every aspect of it.”

More than a year after they cast votes for Trump, who campaigned relentlessly on making life more affordable for Americans, the poll found that 55 per cent of people who supported the president are concerned about rising gas prices as a result of the war. The average price of gas has been steadily rising........

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