@theatlantic: Looking to cast blame for the Iran war, Donald Trump is questioning allies about the performances of Pete Hegseth and Dan Caine, Nancy A. Youssef and Jonathan Lemire report. “As the war has dragged on, Trump’s anger has risen over the conflict’s damage to Republicans’ midterm chances,” Youssef and Lemire continue. “A realization has set in at the White House that Trump is unlikely to pull out another remarkable political comeback in the midterms … Trump has raged in recent weeks that his messaging is not breaking through, and he now believes that the Iran war is at least in part to blame for his political predicament, the two advisers and an official told us. “Not one to take responsibility himself, Trump is searching for a scapegoat, and has focused on those who had told him that a war with Iran would be quick and decisive,” Youssef and Lemire write. “Hegseth and Caine have been two of Trump’s key counselors on the war. In its earliest stages, they were also among the most publicly optimistic about its prospects.” Read more at the link. 📸: Daniel Heuer / Bloomberg / Getty

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