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Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms

First reported 1 Oct, 14:27 UTCUpdated 3d ago3 sources

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President Trump said in an interview published Thursday that he has not ruled out invoking the Insurrection Act or declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections in November. “I’m not committing to anything,” Trump said in an interview with Time when asked about the limits of his presidential power…

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Trump doesn’t rule out declaring state of emergency before midterm elections

President also dismissed low poll ratings as ‘fake numbers’ and deflected responsibility for Iran war in Time interview US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump deflected responsibility for misleading Americans about the length of the Iran war, dismissed low poll ratings as “fake numbers” and refused to rule out…

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Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms

President Trump said in an interview published Thursday that he has not ruled out invoking the Insurrection Act or declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections in November. “I’m not committing to anything,” Trump said in an interview with Time when asked about the limits of his presidential power…

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  1. The HillCenterUSHigh factuality
    Trump not ruling out invoking Insurrection Act around midterms (opens The Hill in a new tab)

    President Trump said in an interview published Thursday that he has not ruled out invoking the Insurrection Act or declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections in November. “I’m not committing to anything,” Trump said in an interview with Time when asked about the limits of his presidential power…

  2. HuffPostLeftUSMostly factual
    Trump Won’t Rule Out Declaring State Of Emergency Before Midterms (opens HuffPost in a new tab)

    “I could use it. A lot of people think I should use it sometimes,” Trump said of invoking the Insurrection Act.

  3. The GuardianLeftGBHigh factuality
    Trump doesn’t rule out declaring state of emergency before midterm elections (opens The Guardian in a new tab)

    President also dismissed low poll ratings as ‘fake numbers’ and deflected responsibility for Iran war in Time interview US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump deflected responsibility for misleading Americans about the length of the Iran war, dismissed low poll ratings as “fake numbers” and refused to rule out…

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