Hi there, everyone. It's 4 o'clock in New York. It is the 33rd day of the war with Iran.

Here's where things stand. As gas prices soar, pass $4 a gallon. And Iran continues their attacks

across the Gulf and effectively controls now one of the world's

key waterways, with 13 United States service members dead and hundreds injured. Donald Trump has

chosen tonight to finally address the nation about the war in Iran. We do not know exactly what

Donald Trump will say to the country, but we do know this.

He will address the country at a moment when his political coalition is falling apart,

in a moment when some of the highest profile MAGA media voices have more than defected.

Some of them are questioning whether or not he can take in information.

He will address the nation at a moment when the American public in very large numbers has made clear that it does not support the war in Iran.

This is the backdrop against which Trump will make his first comments, his first address to the nation.

His polling is reaching devastating new lows.

The CNN poll out today

shows Trump's approval rating on the economy is just 31%. That is a full eight percentage points

lower than it was in January. It is likely caused by the economic tailspin the war has sent the

world into. Donald Trump also phases an erosion of support from within his own party.

That is something that doesn't happen very often. A new poll from UGov shows that support for

the war with Iran has fallen to 62% among Republicans. The GOP's approval of how Trump is handling

the war has dropped precipitously from 81% to 68.

When it comes to a decision to put boots on the ground, men and women of the military on the ground to fight in Iran,

there is 30% support for that among Trump's party, among Magogne Republicans.

According to a poll released earlier this week, only 8% of all Americans support placing the men and women of our military on the ground

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