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
TL;DR
- Donald Trump blamed the media for reporting his remarks about the Iran war, leading to Americans misunderstanding him on its projected length.
- He dismissed low poll ratings as 'fake numbers,' calling pollsters corrupt.
- Trump did not rule out the possibility of declaring a state of emergency before the midterm elections.
- He mentioned the possibility of using the Insurrection Act, a 19th-century law allowing domestic deployment of military troops.
- Trump expressed regret over appointing Supreme Court justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, stating they voted against him too often.