Trump allies quietly advising GOP candidates to distance themselves from him as polls sink

Systemic Error Podcast · Sep 8, 2026 · 4m

The Party That Started the Fire Wants You to Blame the SmokeTrump Owns the WarRepublican candidates are being told by strategists close to Donald Trump to put distance between their campaigns and his language about the Iran war. That is the story’s core fact, and it already tells you where the power sits: in the White House, in Trump’s orbit, and in the political machinery trying to survive the consequences. Trump has spent months insisting the conflict is going well even as it drags on, polls badly, and starts threatening Republican prospects before the midterms.This is not a…