Murdoch Paper Predicts Trump’s Panicked Plan Will Backfire

Brandon Bell / Getty Images Donald Trump’s plan to tame soaring fuel prices could end up making the crisis even worse, the Wall Street Journal has warned.

Trump is scrambling to contain the political fallout from soaring fuel prices by pushing for a ban on U.S. diesel exports “I’ve said let’s not send out the diesel.

We make a lot of diesel,” President Trump said Tuesday.

But the WSJ’s Editorial Board warns the strategy could hurt Trump’s party, with the midterms just around the corner on November 3.

The Rupert Murdoch-owned paper’s warning comes as Democrats gain ground in polling.

Republicans are widely expected to lose control of the House, and possibly the Senate, too.

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll found Democrats leading Republicans by 8 points among registered voters asked which party they would support in the midterms—43 percent to 35 percent.

It was the Democrats’ largest advantage in Reuters/Ipsos polling this year.

Meanwhile, Democrats are ahead in Senate races across Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina, Maine, Alaska and Texas, with Kansas and Nebraska also in play.

The states largely backed Trump in 2024, but his approval among voters in the region—particularly independents—has since declined.

Trump’s unpopular war with Iran has seen fuel prices skyrocket, and with the economy at the top of voters’ minds, polling is not looking good for the GOP.

Facing bleak midterm prospects, Republicans are pushing to end the Iran war and ban diesel exports in a bid to ease soaring fuel costs.

Michigan GOP Senate nominee Mike Rogers, who was endorsed by Trump, said in a video: “The war with Iran needs to end and end quickly.

When it does, energy costs will plummet.