Trump puts a date on when he believes Iran war will end as he looks to rally sinking Republicans: ‘They can’t hold out’
President Donald Trump has once again predicted an end to the Iran war as he was questioned on the tarmac outside of Air Force One.
‘I think the war’s going to immediately end after the election,’ Trump told reporters on Wednesday on his way to the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas.
He added that he believes that the Iranians ‘can’t hold out any longer.’
In true Trumpian fashion, the president will speak both nights of the Dallas convention.
But the guest list tells its own story about Trump’s cratering popularity.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is not speaking, a snub that follows Trump’s frustration with the South Dakotan over stalled pieces of his agenda, even as other House and Senate leaders were handed slots.
Several candidates in the country’s most competitive races are also skipping the main stage, among them Maine’s Republican Senator Susan Collins, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson who is running for the US Senate in Iowa, and John E Sununu, the Republican nominee trying to flip New Hampshire’s Senate seat red.
Most prognosticators expect Democrats to win back the US House of Representatives, but the Senate will be tougher with battleground races in Maine, Ohio, Michigan and Alaska set to determine control.
President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One on September 9th, 2026 at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Texas. Trump is traveling to Dallas to attend the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention where he is scheduled to deliver the keynote address
Air Force personnel remove an emergency inflatable slide after it deployed on Air Force One before President Donald Trump arrived to board at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland
Trump’s own trip to Texas was delayed Wednesday after his new Qatari-gifted Air Force One deployed its emergency evacuation slide.
Pressed on whether the aircraft was safe to fly, Trump responded: ‘Yeah, I am, or I wouldn’t be on it.’
Minutes after the oddity unfolded, the slide was reportedly seen being taken away from the new plane gifted to Trump from Qatar.
After speaking with the press for a prolonged period as the slide was being dealt with, the President boarded the plane as the cameras were still rolling.
The Iran war has now lasted more than six months and claimed the lives of 18 American service members.
Senior commanders warned Secretary of War Pete Hegseth that prolonged Iran operations could weaken US defenses elsewhere, including at home, the Washington Post reported last week.
