Fox News Want Trump To Stop Doing This

Several Fox News commentators are urging President Trump to de-escalate the conflict with Iran, warning that a prolonged war could become a political liability for Republicans as the midterm elections draw closer.

During her primetime program this week, host Laura Ingraham said Republicans have limited time to change the political narrative before voters head to the polls.

“With the midterm elections a little more than 100 days away, the clock is ticking for President Trump to get out of this war before voters head to the polls,” Ingraham said. “It’s making a lot of Republicans nervous. It’s already, as we know, unpopular.”

She added that Republicans “cannot let this become an endless distraction, especially if they want to win in November.”

Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume voiced similar concerns, pointing to the growing number of American service members who have been killed or injured since hostilities resumed.

“We’re seeing some casualties now,” Hume said. “Now, in military terms, these are not large casualties, but nonetheless they are politically very important and very sensitive matters as they always have been.”

Hume argued that Trump now faces a difficult political challenge after campaigning on promises to avoid prolonged military conflicts.

“He promised to keep us out of endless wars or unsatisfactory wars, and now he’s in one, and it’s not at all clear how it’s going to end,” Hume said. “He’s vulnerable on this point, and in political terms, he does need to get this over with.”

The longtime analyst added that while Trump may ultimately need more time to bring the conflict to a close, “he doesn’t have a lot of time.”

The comments from Ingraham and Hume were first highlighted by Mediaite.

The criticism comes as Trump has pledged additional responses to recent Iranian attacks targeting U.S. military assets and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and elsewhere across the Middle East.

Fox News has generally been supportive of the president, with many of its hosts defending the administration’s approach to the conflict. However, some voices on the network have become increasingly concerned about the political risks of an extended military campaign.

Fox is owned by conservative media executive Rupert Murdoch, who also owns The Wall Street Journal. In recent weeks, the newspaper’s editorial board has published several opinion pieces questioning the direction of the war.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has defended the administration’s military strategy. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has repeatedly accused major news outlets of focusing too heavily on the costs of the conflict while giving too little attention to the damage inflicted on Iran’s military capabilities.