Abandoning Ukraine won’t fix Republicans’ midterm problems 

Photo: Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky participates in a joint press conference with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, December 28, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok). Attribution: “P20251228DT-0951” by The White House via Flickr. United States Government Work. Opinion article by Kareem Rifai. The Hill – October 20, 2026.

Control of the House and Senate is rapidly slipping out of grasp for the Republican Party in the November midterm elections. With rising fuel costs at the top of voters’ minds, President Trump has committed to a questionable last resort: scapegoating Ukraine. Most economists agree that the war with Iran is the primary culprit for skyrocketing energy prices. Republican candidates in competitive races have broken with the president to call for the war to end, citing consumer stress at the gas pump. […]

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