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Trump doesn’t care about the midterms? Why that misses the mark
Such a claim is an all-timer, as far as presidential tall tales go
By Howard Kurtz Fox News
Published May 29, 2026 3:00am EDT
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It’s right up there with such presidential fibs as "Read my lips – no new taxes" and "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
The latest declaration belongs to President Donald Trump: "I don’t care about the midterms."
Right.
There is a mountain of evidence that the president very much cares about the midterms.
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So why claim otherwise?
It was his way of saying he’s above petty politics, which seems to be the only kind of politics we have these days.
It wasn’t as bad as "I don’t care about Americans’ financial problems." But still.
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