{"id":15166,"date":"2026-03-05T09:00:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15166"},"modified":"2026-03-05T09:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T01:00:45","slug":"top-republican-in-congress-shrugs-off-economic-risks-of-iran-war-ahead-of-u-s-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15166","title":{"rendered":"Top Republican in Congress shrugs off economic risks of Iran war ahead of U.S. midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The top Republican in the U.S. Congress said on Wednesday he was not \u200bconcerned that economic fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran could overshadow Republican messaging on affordability in \u200cthe November midterm elections.<br>House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson told Reuters that Republicans have been consistent on economic issues and would remain so through November, saying world events were beyond lawmakers&#8217; control and must be dealt with as they unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260305085715.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260305085715.png 625w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260305085715-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnson said he believed the president was aware of \u200bthe economic risks and would \u201cdo the right thing,\u201d but &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we could have waited on what&#8217;s happening in \u200bIran.&#8221;<br>Republican lawmakers had been pressing President Donald Trump for months to spend more time focused on \u2060domestic issues and less on foreign policy amid public opinion polling showing dwindling confidence in Trump&#8217;s stewardship of the economy.<br>Political \u200bstrategists say that the new war with Iran, which has only tepid support among Americans, is a politically risky gamble by Trump.<br>With \u200bthe midterm elections eight months away and voters most concerned about healthcare and the cost of living, Republicans are promoting their elimination of taxes on tip income and overtime pay last year as a direct benefit to American families, while pushing forward on legislation aimed at making housing \u200bmore affordable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The top Republican in the U.S. Congress said on Wednesday he was not \u200bconcerned that economic fallout from the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran could overshadow Republican messaging on affordability in \u200cthe November midterm elections.House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson told Reuters that Republicans have been consistent on economic issues and would remain so through November, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15167,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1888,2220,1700],"class_list":["post-15166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-congress","tag-republican","tag-top"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - 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