When Time asked Trump whether he’d rule out declaring a state of emergency in the runup to the midterms, he should’ve said, “Of course that won't happen.”
Instead, he hedged.
Given the broader pattern, I find it tough to shrug off stuff like this.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-insurrection-act-emergency-declaration-midterm-elections
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