Deepa Shivaram

Tensions were high when Trump and Xi met in South Korea last year over escalating tariffs.

And while that conflict has cooled, expectations for major takeaways from this upcoming meeting remain low.

Deepa Shivaram, NPR News, Washington.

A majority of Americans did not support U.S.

actions in Iran from the beginning of this war.

But among Republicans, there was pretty overwhelming support for Trump and what the U.S.

military was doing in Iran.

Now, 10 weeks into the war, though, that look has worsened a bit for Trump.

Week after week, there's polling that comes out that shows that there's this cave in support among Republicans who support Trump.

A recent poll from Marist shows that a majority of Republicans do still support Trump's approach in Iran, but 22 percent disapprove, and that's up from 15 percent in March.

The majority of Americans did not support U.S.

actions in Iran from the beginning of this war.

But among Republicans, there was pretty overwhelming support for Trump and what the U.S.

military was doing in Iran.

Now, 10 weeks into the war, though, that look has worsened a bit for Trump.

Week after week, there's polling that comes out that shows that there's this cave in support among Republicans.

Republicans who support Trump.

A recent poll from Marist shows that a majority of Republicans do still support Trump's approach in Iran, but 22% disapprove, and that's up from 15% in March.

Trump's trip to China was delayed by nearly two months because of Trump's decision to go to war with Iran.

Now, 10 weeks into the war that was supposed to end weeks ago, Trump may seek help from Xi in wrapping up the conflict by asking China to influence Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.