Trump concedes Iran war fuel prices drove Republican midterm defeat

President Trump acknowledged that fuel prices from the Iran war were 'largely true' as a cause of the Republican midterm loss, marking a rare concession on the war's domestic political cost. The admission signals potential policy recalibration ahead of the 2028 cycle, though Trump defended the decision. The claim is based on Trump's own statement, with no independent verification of causal weight.

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