Trump served warning from conservative about 'number he needs to pay close attention to'

A conservative panelist on "CNN This Morning" cautioned President Donald Trump against asking Americans to continue making sacrifices for his war in Iran.

The 79-year-old president declared on social media that he has "all the time in the world" and told reporters "don't rush me" to end the war, which is about to pass the eight-week mark, and The Daily Signal's Rob Bluey warned that voters may not have much more appetite for the conflict and its consequences.

"I do think that this president is somebody who, as we know from past experiences, does not like to be rushed, likes to do things on his terms and wants to get the best deal for the United States of America," Bluey said. "At the same time, as you saw from that polling, 30 percent of Republicans are not approving of the president's handling of the situation there in Iran, and I think that that's a number that the president needs to pay close attention to, particularly when he wants to turn out the base to make sure that they vote in the midterm election this year."

"So the clock is ticking," Bluey added, "and the one thing that's on the president's mind, I'm sure, is whether or not he can wrap up this in time to make sure that he's focused on the issues that Americans care about, and largely, those are here domestically at home."

New polling from Fox News shows 48 percent of Republicans, 72 percent of independents and 69 percent of Democrats say rising gas prices are a major issue, and New York Times podcaster Lulu Garcia-Navarro said the president's "don't rush me" message is likely to fall flat.

"Another winning message from the president – not," Garcia-Navarro said. "It's really something that, obviously, Americans are feeling so much financial pressure, not just from gas prices, but from so many different areas, and so the president saying, 'I've got all the time in the world,' is frankly a little bit ridiculous. The problem here is, is that if it was up to President Trump, this would be wrapped up, right? He doesn't want this to go on. It's not helping him, it's not helping the global economy, so if he could wave a magic wand, I am absolutely sure that he would want to end this, and I know that the Iranians think the same because the Iranians have a vote in this."

"This is what happens when you start a war," she added. "You go to unexpected places, and the people on the other side of that war also get to decide how long things last, and right now, what you have on the Iranian side is a bit of chaos because you don't really know the leadership that is in control. The Americans clearly don't know who they're negotiating with, and exactly if there's consensus there on the other side. So this is going to take a long time, and I think Americans should be told that it's not just up to President Trump, that this is something that they should just understand. They're going to be in for the long haul, right?"

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