'Awful quagmire': Pundit warns Trump has doomed GOP by squandering winning card

Democratic pundit Paul Begala claimed Monday that President Donald Trump has doomed the GOP for the upcoming midterm elections because he failed to get the American people on board with his attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

On CNN Monday, Begala conceded, "Nobody wants Iran to have a nuclear weapon. Nobody. I mean, nobody."

Begala then argued that Trump "needs to make the case that it was the last option, the only option, and that it worked, and that he has now postured us to defend ourselves. And I know he has not done that. He is running around deporting people at Home Depot instead of engaging in counterterrorism on the homeland."

Host John Berman asked about Democrats who are slamming Trump for bypassing congressional authorization before bombing Iran.

"Is there anything to gain for [Democrats] at this point by, you know, yelling and screaming, 'Hey, you should have contacted us. Hey, we need to vote on this.'"

"Well, yeah. They're sending a signal they're going to win the House, okay? Mark it," Begala exclaimed. "It's 500-and-some-odd days away, but Trump is handing the House to the Democrats. And then to stand up and say, 'This is what we need in this country: We need checks and balances.' This man is unchecked and unbalanced."

Begala claimed American voters are not buying Trump's latest flip-flop on regime change in Iran.

"He's musing about killing the Ayatollah. Now he's talking about regime change!" Begala declared. "Pretty soon it's going to be invade, conquer, and occupy, and nation building. And, you know, 'Shock and Awe' can turn into an awful quagmire very quickly. And that's what the American people don't want."

Watch the video below via CNN.