Analyst makes damning prediction about rest of Trump term: 'Absolute disaster'

Donald Trump's second term in the Oval Office is set to get even worse, according to a political analyst.

David Pakman claimed the president will face further complications during his term, as one decision made by Trump's administration will backfire. The ongoing war with Iran could be close to the end as peace talks stretch into this week, though Pakman believes the damage has been done to Trump's presidency.

Speaking on the Strait of Hormuz reopening and closing again, Pakman claimed that how long it takes to reopen the trade channel and broker peace with Iran would determine just how difficult the remainder of Trump's time in office will be for the US.

Pakman said, "Think about where we are right now and where I want to go is how long do you believe this is going to last? We had the initial timeline of three to four weeks, that became four to six weeks, we are now in week seven.

"We currently, as we stand today, just had, and this changes so quickly, but as of right now we had failed negotiations with Iran led by JD Vance, Donald Trump saying the Strait, which so desperately needed to be open, we are now going to close it, and no clear plan as to what even would mean victory at this point."

Pakman went on to suggest that Trump may not have been briefed on the Iran war before he joined Israel in striking the Middle Eastern country. He asked, "Was Trump actually briefed on the risks of this operation?"

The war could extend further than the already extended seven-week period, with Pakman suggesting the rest of the year could still be affected by the war in Iran.

"Will it go to the summer when the gas prices tend to go up anyway? Will it go into the fall when oil heating becomes more relevant in a lot of the United States? And by the way, there's an election. Gas prices could be higher in November for the election than they are today.

"Is it going to go into the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency? My best guess right now is that in a public-facing way, Trump will say it's over sometime before the summer. Blows the original timeline completely out of the water.

"The problem with Trump announcing now it's really over, even though he's kind of announced that a couple of times, when Trump announces that, it's not only up to Donald Trump.

"While the administration knows how toxic and disastrous this is for their election chances, I think this may very well be affecting the country's economy in the election. How will this affect voters? I think that it is going to be an absolute disaster."