“At that point, President Trump will effectively--not physically, but effectively--lose his presidency,” Pape said, explaining that his administration could become politically “unrecoverable”. And I believe at that point, President Trump will effectively, not physically, but effectively lose his presidency. And so I think President Trump should be cutting this deal as bad as it is. So I think that we have an option, but President Trump is being pulled into the escalation trap, not because he wants ground war. He had a hidden plan for a ground war.

Source: dna March 30, 2026 18:16 UTC