Trump says supporters ‘more in love’ with him than ever despite Iran divisions

Donald Trump (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

Donald Trump has downplayed any notion that his supporters are cooling on him amid uncertainty over whether he will order a US strike on Iran, addressing a rift between some of his most vocal backers and national security conservatives.

“My supporters are more in love with me today, and I’m more in love with them, more than they even were at election time where we had a total landslide,” the president told reporters as a new flagpole was erected at the White House.