Republicans wanted Trump to sell the economy. He’s been talking war instead.

Republicans wanted Trump to sell the economy. He’s been talking war instead.

President Donald Trump and his administration were supposed to be well on their way by now to convincing the American people that the U.S. is, indeed, entering a new “golden age.” The Iran war has thrown that plan into shambles. A POLITICO analysis found that the president has spent less time talking about affordability in his public remarks since the war began, and significantly more time talking about the U.S. military and the conflict in the …