President Trump Comfortable With Holding Pattern In War

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insists he’s comfortable with the current holding pattern in the Iran war. But he’s facing warnings from foes and allies alike that he’s getting boxed in on a conflict that he sold as a quick military incursion. There’s growing concern inside the administration and from key advisers and allies that Trump now finds himself in a bind. That’s according to a U.S. official and another person familiar with the administration’s internal deliberations who requested anonymity to discuss private conversations. He’s buffeted by Democrats looking to seize on surging global oil prices sparked by the war and warnings from hawkish members of his base that an early exit from the conflict would amount to capitulation.