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The Guardian - US
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Ariana Baio

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

Donald Trump carries a folio while walking toward a lectern
Donald Trump says in Time interview: ‘See, I’m doing very well. I think I am. Look, we have the strongest economy.’ Photograph: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

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 the possibility of declaring a state of emergency before the midterms, in a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine.

When confronted with questions about the length of the Iran war, the US president blamed the media for reporting his remarks in which he said the conflict was projected to last “four to five weeks”, in March.

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