POLITICSJul 17 · 00:14 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDRobert Mackey (now); Ryan Fonseca (earlier)

Trump’s speech rumored to feature elections or Iran after president teases ‘really big news’ – live updates

Donald Trump is set to deliver a TV speech amid speculation about a major announcement related to elections or Iran. Ty Cobb, a former Trump legal coordinator, expressed concern that the speech could be used to declare an emergency around the time of the elections, potentially to disrupt midterms his party is expected to lose.

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