Trump says ‘it’s possible’ Iran war could cost him the midterms
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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…
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- Trump says renewed bombing of Iran after midterms 'possible' (opens Iran International in a new tab)
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- Iran War Day 216: Trump Says U.S. Could Ramp Up Bombing After Midterms (opens The American Conservative in a new tab)
State of the Union: Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iranian negotiators to leave New York.
- Iran says will never shy away from dialogue even as Trump threatens ‘ramped up bombing’ after US midterm polls (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Donald Trump said in a recent interview that ramped up military strikes against Iran after the November midterm elections were a possibility.
- Trump says ‘it’s possible’ Iran war could cost him the midterms (opens The Hill in a new tab)
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…
- Lara Trump said the Iran war could cost Republicans the midterms. Here's how the president responded. (opens Business Insider in a new tab)
A member of Trump's family addressed a risk that the White House has largely sought to downplay: The Iran war could cost Republicans the midterms.
- Even Trump’s Daughter-In-Law Thinks The Iran War Could Cost Him The Midterms (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
Lara Trump said the president “really hates the way that things have gone with Iran.”
- Trump says it's 'possible' war on Iran will hurt Republicans in midterms (opens Middle East Eye in a new tab)
Trump says it's 'possible' war on Iran will hurt Republicans in midterms US President Donald Trump said it was "possible" voters could punish Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections over the war on Iran. "When you say, is it OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon? I would say 100 percent of the people…
- Trump says Iran "ready to fold up" (opens CBS News in a new tab)
Trump said he doesn't believe "you could ever have peace" with Iran, and renewed his threat to resume U.S. attacks after the midterms.
