Right-wing media figures who cheered Trump's war with Iran are now backing away as the fighting drags on, unpopular polls pile up, and economic pain spreads — bad news for Trump and Republicans heading into the midterms.

• Loud pro-war voices like Benny Johnson, Carl Higbie, and Michael Knowles have quietly shifted from full support to "let's get out."
• Iran survived months of bombing and now controls ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — a worse position than before the war started.
• The real fear is money: if the war widens, oil could jump past $120 a barrel and push already-rising inflation higher.
• Trump's approval has sunk to around 32%, with a third of core MAGA voters already gone and independents deeply against him.
• Paid Trump loyalists are breaking because polls point to a Republican wipeout in the midterms, threatening the power they use for Israel, oil, and pharma donors.

Outlook: Expect deeper fractures on the right, with 2026 the start of the slide and a possible Republican collapse by 2028.