WASHINGTON—Even before it was clear just how brutal the election results would be, the recriminations rolled across the nation’s capital—starting at the White House. Frustration rose from those gathered in the East Room with President Trump on Tuesday night as they watched his coalition collapsing and Democrats making sweeping gains in deep-red states. The first target of their ire: the drawn-out war in Iran, which drove up fuel prices and shattered Trump’s approval rating. Several White House officials and Republican lawmakers placed the blame on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who advocated for the war and assured the president it could be wrapped up quickly, according…

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