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Hakeem Jeffries: It was Donald Trump … who said that he was elected not to start wars, endless wars in the Middle East, but to stop them…

On the recordJuly 27, 2026
It was Donald Trump … who said that he was elected not to start wars, endless wars in the Middle East, but to stop them – and then turned around and has gotten us involved in this reckless war of choice in Iran that has skyrocketed gas prices on the American people.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Accusing Trump of failing to keep war promises.

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