Has Trump lost control of his own party?

Beside Trump's threat to eliminate Iran, something else remarkable happened this week. A string of Republican Congressmen finally found the courage in themselves to come forward and criticise that threat.

One of his old allies, Senator Ron Johnson, told a podcast that he was "hoping and praying that President Trump is, that this really is bluster." Another Republican Senator, Lisa Murkowski, condemned the post - saying it "cannot be excused away as an attempt to gain leverage in negotiations with Iran". Congressman Nathaniel Moran posted: "That is not who we are, and it is not consistent with...