{"id":228805,"date":"2026-10-26T16:14:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-doesnt-rule-out-declaring-state-of-emergency-before-midterm-elections-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-10-26T16:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T16:14:03","slug":"trump-doesnt-rule-out-declaring-state-of-emergency-before-midterm-elections-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-doesnt-rule-out-declaring-state-of-emergency-before-midterm-elections-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump doesn\u2019t rule out declaring state of emergency before midterm elections – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

President also dismissed low poll ratings as \u2018fake numbers\u2019 and deflected responsibility for Iran war in Time interview
Can the Iran war cost Trump in the US midterm elections? Your questions answered<\/a>
Donald Trump<\/a> deflected responsibility for misleading Americans about the length of the Iran war, dismissed low poll ratings as \u201cfake numbers\u201d and refused to rule out the possibility of declaring a state of emergency before the midterms, in a wide-ranging interview with Time magazine.<\/a>
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 \u201cfour to five weeks\u201d<\/a>, in March.
\u201c \u2026 I think the press fed it to them,\u201d Trump told Time when asked whether Americans misunderstood him.
At the end of March, Trump had told Americans <\/a>he planned to wind down the Iran war over the next \u201ctwo to three weeks\u201d. In May, Trump insisted<\/a> that a peace deal with Iran was nearly finalized.
The US president said that he could have ended the Iran<\/a> conflict whenever but chose to extend it \u201cbecause I wanted to go further\u201d.
For more than seven months, Americans have been grappling with higher everyday costs as a result of Trump\u2019s war with Iran \u2013 from gas prices surpassing $4<\/a> per gallon to stubborn inflation<\/a> hovering at 3.4%.
Economic concerns, fueled by Trump\u2019s conflict, have angered voters, most of whom say they are unhappy with the president\u2019s handling of the economy and his job overall. Just 26% of adults said they approve of the economy under the Republican president, according to an Associated Press\/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll<\/a>.
Overall, just 31% of people said they approve of Trump\u2019s handling of his job as president.
But when asked about his low approval rating during his interview with Time, Trump dismissed concerns.
\u201cThey\u2019re fake numbers,\u201d Trump said. \u201cI would beat anybody running today by 20 points. Your numbers, that you have, are fake. The pollsters are corrupt. They\u2019re almost as corrupt as the writers.\u201d
The US president added: \u201cSee, I\u2019m doing very well. I think I am. Look, we have the strongest economy.\u201d
Despite Trump\u2019s assertion, Americans do not feel the same way.
Approximately 74% of Americans told AP\/NORC that the economy was leaning poorly. Another 65% of survey respondents said they blame Trump\u2019s policies directly for higher costs.
Voters\u2019 frustrations with Trump could affect Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections, particularly those closely aligned with the US president. Polls show many Democratic candidates making progress with voters, even in historically conservative states such as Texas<\/a>.
Trump brushed aside the likelihood of Democrats winning, telling Time magazine that, so long as he campaigns with candidates, Republicans could perform well.
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Some Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns<\/a> that Trump will again make allegations of election fraud if Democratic candidates outperform Republicans in the November elections. Trump refused to concede the 2020 presidential election after losing to Joe Biden.
In the months leading up to the midterms, Trump has claimed US elections are insecure and signed executive orders seeking to assert more control over voting methods \u2013 such as restricting mail-in ballot voting and requiring ID.
He has previously refused to rule out declaring a national emergency around elections to implement his desired regulations. Other administration leaders, such as the FBI director, Kash Patel, have not ruled out the possibility of deploying federal law enforcement officers to polling locations<\/a>, which is against the law.
When asked whether he would declare a state of emergency before the midterms, Trump told Time magazine: \u201cI don\u2019t rule anything out or in. We\u2019ll see.\u201d
Trump further specified that while he\u2019s never invoked the Insurrection Act<\/a>, a 19th-century law that allows the president to deploy military troops domestically under specific circumstances, he \u201ccould use it\u201d.
\u201cA lot of people think I should use it sometimes,\u201d Trump said.
Among other topics the president discussed with Time magazine, he responded affirmatively when asked whether he regretted appointing supreme court justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
\u201cWhat can I do? I put them in. They voted against me too often. I was very \u2013 I gave them the position of a lifetime, and they voted against me often,\u201d Trump said.
The supreme court often votes in favor of the Trump administration but it has ruled against the president \u2013 such as in the case challenging his sweeping tariffs <\/a>and his efforts to roll back birthright citizenship.<\/a><\/p>\n

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