O'Reilly: Trump endorsement 'doesn't have the cachet that it did' because of Iran

Political commentator Bill O'Reilly on Wednesday said an endorsement from President Trump "doesn't have the cachet that it did" previously, citing the Iran war. O'Reilly and NewsNation's Chris Cuomo talked about Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who secured the Republican nomination in Florida's gubernatorial race. Trump has endorsed Donalds, but the candidate said it is the president's decision regarding whether to hit the campaign trail with the Florida lawmaker. "I don't know if that means anything now, because Donald Trump has got to solve the Iran thing," O'Reilly said during his "Cuomo" appearance. "That is really hurting him. Because then the prices follow that. They're haunting him. So I don't know if the endorsement –– it's not going to hurt you if you're a Republican. No, but it doesn't have the cachet that it did." O'Reilly predicted that Donalds will win the November election and succeed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), "but it'll be close" unless Donalds can "shake" Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly in a debate. Cuomo then pressed the former Fox News host on Trump's handling of the Iran war, its impact on the economy and its unpopularity among Americans, and if Trump can "save your party from having to own your mistake?" "Listen, I don't get the daily briefings," O'Reilly replied. "I don't know what the intel is. All I know is that this is tied into President Trump's legacy now. This is personal, as they said in 'The Godfather': 'It's business, not …