Ann Coulter is the latest conservative voice warning that Republicans could face a devastating midterm election as the party heads toward November.
Coulter, 64, a former ally of Donald Trump who has since become one of his critics, predicts an unprecedented Republican defeat.
“Republicans are about to be completely wiped out in the midterms. This is going to be a bloodbath like we haven’t seen before,” she said on her podcast, Unsafe.
She pointed to Trump’s handling of the war in Iran as a central reason Democrats are leading in key races, according to recent polling.
Coulter argued that the conflict has produced an outcome no better than the leadership it replaced after the ayatollah was killed. “We have replaced the leadership, the mullahs running Iran, with either the equivalent or worse mullahs,” she said.
“We’ve made Iran way stronger. It turns out they don’t even need a nuke. They can just shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”
Trump, however, has continued to insist that the Strait of Hormuz remains open and under American control.
While blaming Trump for the war and its fallout, Coulter defended Vice President JD Vance. She said Vance, who opposed the conflict, was being held responsible for decisions made by others in the administration.
Ann Coulter (pictured) is the latest conservative to warn that Republicans could face a “bloodbath” in the midterm election
She identified Trump’s handling of the war in Iran as a major factor behind Democratic leads in key races
“Of course, everyone’s blaming the one person who opposed the war in the administration, JD Vance. We might want to go back and look at who were the biggest cheerleaders for this war,” Coulter said.
Trump is contending with record-low approval ratings, an unpopular war in Iran and elevated gas prices with the elections only weeks away.
Privately, many Republican insiders in Washington are preparing for a substantial Democratic wave that could remove the party from power in Congress and leave Trump as a lame-duck president during his final two years in office.
The latest polls show Republicans trailing, particularly in pivotal Senate contests in Ohio, North Carolina and Michigan. Democrats are also making gains in traditionally Republican states, including Iowa and Texas.
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The prediction market’s movement toward Democratic control has been especially striking because Republicans held the advantage in the Senate market for much of the campaign.
The shift has political consultants drawing comparisons with the Republican losses during the 2006 midterms under President George W. Bush.
At that time, Bush was also dealing with historically low approval ratings, an unpopular war in Iraq and unusually high gas prices.
Republicans urged voters not to back Democrats, warning that California liberal Nancy Pelosi could become Speaker of the House.
Coulter, 64, a former Trump ally who became a critic, says Republicans are heading toward an unprecedented defeat in November
Coulter blamed Trump for the war and its consequences while defending JD Vance, whom she believes is being made the administration’s scapegoat
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But Democrats stormed into the Congressional majority anyway, gaining 31 seats in the House of Representatives and six seats in the Senate.
‘It was a thumping,’ Bush famously said after the election.
A recent CNN/SSRS poll showed that just 29 percent of US adults said they approve of the president’s handling of foreign affairs while 71 percent disapproved.
Republicans currently hold 53 Senate seats compared with 47 for Democrats and have an advantage of 219-214 in the House.
The battle for the lower chamber is looking increasingly difficult for Republicans, with Democrats currently projected to hold around 230 seats compared with 200 for Republicans.
Democrats need 218 seats for a majority there and would need 51 Senate seats to be able to avoid a tiebreaking vote from Vance.