Republicans grapple with how much to have Trump on the campaign trail for the midterms

Trump’s approval rating is sinking amid high prices and the war with Iran, but he’s still the best at turning out the base voters Republicans need for the midterms.

WASHINGTON — He is the biggest draw in American politics, a sitting president who created a movement that has been steadfastly loyal to him for more than a decade.

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He may also be the most polarizing figure in American politics, now presiding over rising inflation and a Middle East war with no clear end in sight.

Donald Trump’s capacity to both attract and repel American voters creates a dilemma that Republicans are grappling with ahead of the midterm elections in November: Should he campaign aggressively to hold the party’s slim congressional majority, or hang back lest his presence on the trail boomerang on the people he’s trying to elect?