A Wall Street Journal report revealed Saturday the Americans who voted for President Donald Trump have soured on him amid the economic fallout of the Iran war.
According to the Journal, new polls by the Cook Political Report found that more voters disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy after gas prices jumped during the Iran war. The polls cited by the Journal found that 61 percent of voters disapprove of how Trump is handling the economy.
The Journal also included comments from Trump voters around the country who admitted that they're not feeling great about their pick because Trump seemed to prioritize a war in Iran over affordability.
"Bringing prices down, that should have been a priority," Chicago bus driver Truman Lyons told the Journal. "I don't think he's making the average American citizen the priority."
According to the Journal, Lyons also "balked" at the bombing of Iran, blamed it for raising gas prices, and said he feels "horrible" about voting for Trump in 2024.
"I regret it," Lyons said. "What did he say? He said, 'I'm the president of no wars.'"
Jim Dubela, a retired airline captain from New Hampshire, told the Journal that Trump is "failing to rein in spending and driving up prices with tariffs." Dubela added, "The Iran war has directed attention away from our affordability crisis" and caused "a huge strain on the typical American's budget."
Florida financial adviser Chris Delzio told the Journal, "The amount of money spent on these wars just really makes you want to cry," and pointed out that Trump promised, "We're going to spend the money here" and "no foreign wars."