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President Trump acknowledged that the ongoing war with Iran could potentially impact the upcoming midterm elections. As thousands of additional U.S. troops head to the Middle East, Trump stated that the conflict could end quickly after November while noting that some munitions are running low.
Outlets across the political spectrum report on President Trump's comments regarding the ongoing war with Iran and its potential implications for the midterm elections.
Left-leaning outlets like The Guardian and The New Republic focus on the political fallout and environmental or midterms risks for Republicans, while Right-leaning outlets such as the Washington Examiner and BizPac Review emphasize congressional funding timelines or economic resilience despite the conflict. Center outlets like CBS News and The Hill report neutrally on Trump's statements about troop deployments and election outcomes.
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Trump says ‘it’s possible’ Iran war could cost him the midterms
President Trump on Thursday said “it’s possible” the Iran war could cost him the November midterm elections by risking Republican control of the House, Senate or both. “Well, it’s possible. It should help,” Trump told reporters outside the White House before heading to a campaign rally in the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma. “Because Iran will…
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Source context: Some 9,000 more U.S. forces head for the Middle East as Trump vows the war will end "right after the election," if not sooner.
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Gavin Newsom says Trump is a ‘gift’ to the climate cause for dispelling notions of fossil fuel energy securityOf all the epithets hurled at Donald Trump since he became US president, perhaps the most unusual was delivered last week – that he is, in fact, some sort of environmentalist.Trump is the “greatest gift” to the environmental movement, argued Gavin…
President Donald Trump doesn’t seem that concerned over whether the ongoing Iran war will hurt his party in November’s midterm elections. At the White House Thursday, a reporter noted to Trump that his daughter-in-law Lara Trump said that the war “may threaten the midterms for you,” and asked if he agreed with her. “Well, it’s possible, I don’t know, it…
New polling indicates that a majority of Americans support ending the war as soon as possible.
The president insists the war is worth it. An American majority disagrees
Lara Trump said the president “really hates the way that things have gone with Iran.”
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President Trump on Thursday said “it’s possible” the Iran war could cost him the November midterm elections by risking Republican control of the House, Senate or both. “Well, it’s possible. It should help,” Trump told reporters outside the White House before heading to a campaign rally in the Choctaw Nation in Oklahoma. “Because Iran will…
He also said in an interview with Time magazine that it was possible the US could ramp up strikes on Iran after November's elections.
Some 9,000 more U.S. forces head for the Middle East as Trump vows the war will end "right after the election," if not sooner.
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On Nov. 3, voters will decide who controls Congress while the war with Iran is still underway. What they will not decide is how that war gets paid for. Congress has scheduled that question for after they cast their ballots. My previous op-ed for the Washington Examiner asked who has the power to declare war.…
The U.S. economy showed surprising resilience Wednesday as growth was revised sharply higher, consumers continued spending and inflation came in slightly cooler than economists expected despite months…
U.S. growth, spending and business activity are showing surprising resilience even as Americans remain deeply pessimistic about the economy.
Voters want fewer wars and more deportations—and always get the opposite.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Big Take,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) argued that Republicans in battleground states “need to tell the people that the trade war with Canada is a mistake and you’re opposed to it, you need
