Trump Admits He Knows His War Is Unpopular—and Wrecking the Economy (opens in new tab)

President Trump’s grasp of the Iran war is becoming more unhinged.Speaking to the press outside of the White House Tuesday with his prized ballroom under construction behind him, Trump bragged about the economy in his first presidential term, claiming that it was “the best economy we’ve ever had” and that “this term is going to blow it away, I think,” even with the Iran war.“I thought the market would go down 25 percent, and I was OK with that to get rid of a nuclear potential holocaust. Woul...