Are Trump’s global actions, from Ukraine to Iran, going to hurt him in elections?

Voters who backed Donald Trump in 2024 are warning that his foreign policy could cost Republicans in the 3 November midterms, The Guardian reports. In Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, retired teacher Irene Skulsky urged fellow Ukrainian Americans to cross party lines and help shift the balance of power in Congress. She said her son Darko, in Kyiv, escaped Russian drone strikes that hit cars just ahead of him, with no warning, allegedly because Washington had suspended intelligence sharing. The administration denies halting it, though Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine got no advance notice of two missile waves.

Trump, who promised to end the war within 24 hours, has recently struck a deal with Vladimir Putin to buy nearly 5m tonnes of diesel despite sanctions, urged Ukrainians to replace Zelenskyy, and faced accusations of restricting Starlink access for Ukraine's military. Eugene Luciw of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America expects Ukrainian Americans to vote on foreign policy.

Broader pocketbook concerns may matter more. The Iran war, begun with Israel in February, continues, and the closure of the strait of Hormuz has pushed up fuel prices. Trump's tariffs add to the strain.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Guardian’s reporting. Read the full story at The Guardian →