DALLAS, TEXAS — Republican politicians and activists expressed strong support for President Donald Trump's agenda and his handling of US military action in Iran at the Conservative Political Action Conference near Dallas, Texas. The conference was attended by right-wing politicians, activists, and highly engaged voters.

Trump's popularity among the American public has declined since January 2025. At the start of his second term, Trump had a 52% approval rating according to a polling average calculated by Nate Silver, but by 28 February, at the start of the Iran war, 42% of Americans had a positive view of the president.

At the start of his second term, 43% of the American public approved of Trump's handling of the economy, according to Ipsos. By 23 June 2025, Trump's economic approval rating had dropped to 35% and remained around that level for the rest of the year, according to Ipsos. Three weeks into the Iran war, Trump's economic approval rating had fallen to 29%. The 29% economic approval rating was lower than any economic approval rating recorded during Joe Biden's four-year presidency.

Despite these declining approval ratings, Republicans at the conference voiced strong support for the president. "We cannot let the left win this election cycle and take away this agenda that we are fighting for every single day," said Michael Whatley, North Carolina Senate candidate and former chairman of the Republican National Committee. "It is impeachment, it is hoaxes, it is investigations and an agenda that is off the rails," Whatley said.

According to a Quinnipiac poll, 86% of Republicans support US military action in Iran, and 80% of Republicans approve of how Trump is handling the US military action in Iran. Among all registered voters, 39% support US military action in Iran and 34% approve of how Trump is handling it, according to the Quinnipiac poll.

Conference attendee Paul Heere expressed support for the military action despite economic impacts. "It's better to pay more now than to pay a lot more later on," said Heere. "I don't think you want to have yet another country in that region have nuclear weapons, so you got to pay that price."

A majority of the American public opposed the US military intervention in Iran from the beginning, according to the Pew Research Center. Trump's political base has continued to support him despite economic concerns, according to the Pew Research Center.