Michael J. BurgessTrump's approval is crashing again, and the reason looks brutally simple: foreign conflict is landing directly in people's wallets.
When war pushes up oil, petrol, transport and everyday costs, political messaging gets a lot less convincing. Voters can shrug off slogans. They do not shrug off a more expensive week.
That is the danger here. A presidency built on promises of strength and lower costs now looks tied to instability, inflation pressure and midterm risk.
Will voters punish pain at the pump more than partisan loyalty?
