Battleground Republicans Send Trump Team an Embarrassing Message

Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Nervous Republicans have urged Donald Trump to stay out of their districts as his popularity is in the gutter, according to insiders. Battleground operatives worry that the president, 80, is corrosive to their brands, with the Iran war being the final straw in forcing incumbents and challengers to distance themselves from him. The pushback comes even in areas Trump carried by double digits in 2024, according to four GOP operatives who spoke to Politico. Asked…