Trump pitches Iran strike reversal to GOP ‘hawks’ and ‘doves’

President Donald Trump said on Saturday his decision to wave off a retaliatory strike on Iran for the downing of an American drone was being celebrated both by allies and critics as a wise move to stave off overextending the US military.

But the on-again, off-again strikes came at a challenging political moment for Trump, as the commander-in-chief kicked off his reelection campaign at a packed rally in Orlando, facing an uphill climb in the polls against most of his Democratic rivals.