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kentuck

(115,552 posts) Sat May 9, 2026, 01:03 PM 21 hrs ago

Gas prices are a bigger threat to Trump than the war specifically...

But the war is causing the high gas prices.

Trump is more worried about his personal political fortunes than he is about how many people may die in his war of choice.

So, if he had to choose right now between lower gas prices or a defeat in the war, he would likely choose lower gas prices?

Because, they are a threat to him personally. He is protected by his MAGA Republican shield in the House and Senate. If that disappears, he is in dire political circumstances.

He needs political protection from the MAGA Republicans.

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Gas prices are a bigger threat to Trump than the war specifically... (Original Post) kentuck 21 hrs ago OP

Depends. War hits swing and young voters disproportionately JCMach1 21 hrs ago #1

Young voters get much more interested when there is a draft. kentuck 21 hrs ago #2

Its unclear what Trump knows about anything Johonny 20 hrs ago #3

Hard to know what he believes mucifer 19 hrs ago #5

We've seen that time & time again. He can't escape it. He can't distort (as much as he tries) Jbraybarten 20 hrs ago #4

JCMach1

(29,239 posts)

1. Depends. War hits swing and young voters disproportionately

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:08 PM

21 hrs ago

Meanwhile gas prices and inflation in general hots everyone equally politically speaking .

kentuck

(115,552 posts)

2. Young voters get much more interested when there is a draft.

Reply to JCMach1 (Reply #1)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:17 PM

21 hrs ago

They become anti-war very quickly.

Johonny

(26,520 posts)

3. Its unclear what Trump knows about anything

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 01:59 PM

20 hrs ago

Trump just claimed gas prices are down. He thinks high prices are making Americans rich. He isn't really actively engaged in the war, no troops on the ground.

He wont accept less than Obama got. And no one in the White House is telling him anything remotely close to the truth. He thinks his poll numbers are great, and the economy is booming. I don't think he lives in reality even a little bit.

mucifer

(25,718 posts)

5. Hard to know what he believes

Reply to Johonny (Reply #3)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:43 PM

19 hrs ago

Jbraybarten

(282 posts)

4. We've seen that time & time again. He can't escape it. He can't distort (as much as he tries)

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2026, 02:00 PM

20 hrs ago

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