Supporters of Donald Trump are turning on the president over his war with Iran. MS NOW spoke to voters in North Carolina, who said they are “very disappointed” in Trump, as the financial and human costs of the conflict continue to grow. 

On Wednesday, ahead of a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for four U.S. service members who were killed in recent days, Trump dismissed recent polling that found support slipping for his war.

“Americans aren’t against the war,” he said. “Americans don’t want high gasoline prices, but they’re not against the war.”

The president told reporters that concerns over Tehran’s nuclear capability trump any economic worries.

“Nobody wants Iran to have a nuclear weapon,” he said.

However, it appears even Americans who backed Trump in the last election don’t agree with that analysis. One voter told MS NOW’s Alex Tabet that the war has been “taxing on everyone,” especially for households dependent on Social Security, pensions or disability benefits.

“I’m on a fixed income,” the voter said. “I’m really feeling it.”

Another voter, who said she cast her ballot for Trump three times, told MS NOW that she was especially frustrated by the president’s attempts to minimize the growing death toll. At least 18 service members have lost their lives in the conflict since February. 

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Allison Detzel

Allison Detzel is an editor/producer for MS NOW. She was previously a segment producer for “AYMAN” and “The Mehdi Hasan Show.”