Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0%
0 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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As the dust settles after an undeniable electoral disaster for Republicans, one thing is clear: These losses come down to the Iran war.
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losses → settle → war
The exit polls have Donald Trump’s approval at 38 percent, lower than George W. Bush’s in 2006.
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polls → have → 2006
Yes, the climbdown started on “liberation day” and coincided with a popular reaction against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids.
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climbdown → start → raids
But it began really tanking with the war, dropping to 33 percent by August of this year.
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it → begin → year
Polls suggest that a healthy majority of voters say he made the wrong decision in starting the war.
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he → suggest → war
CBS found that a quarter of Republicans agree.
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quarter → find → Republicans
And though election analysis will say that voters ranked the cost of living higher than foreign policy issues—which is certainly true—this year, they are not separate issues.
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they → say → issues
Consider that just four days before he resumed hostilities with Iran in February, Trump was bragging about falling gas prices.
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Trump → consider → prices
Diesel jumped from $3.75 to $6.29.
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Diesel → jump → 6.29
Estimates put the cost of the war at nearly $2,000 per family.
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Estimates → put → family
The energy supply shock provoked inflation.
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shock → provoke → inflation
So did Trump’s tariffs, though not as much.
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tariffs → do → ?
But in a price-sensitive environment, every dollar counts.
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dollar → count → environment
Americans across the country have a lot of time to think about their credit card bill on their way to the gas station, grocery store, or bank.
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Americans → have → station
The war has shown up in nearly every American’s household budget.
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war → show → budget
People have a reason to remember Trump’s decision every time they put their hand in their pocket.
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they → have → pocket
And who can they look to blame?
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they → look → who
There was no vote authorizing the war in Congress, even though Republicans controlled both chambers.
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Republicans → be → chambers
Anticipating a swift and undeniable victory, Trump never bothered to make a case for war to the American public.
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Trump → anticipate → public
In February, he announced the resumption of war with Iran in the middle of the night one Saturday from Mar-a-Lago while most of America was sleeping.
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most → announce → America
“Bombs will be dropping everywhere,” he said.
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he → drop → ?
Much of that address wasn’t even aimed at an American audience, but nominally at Iranians themselves, whom he encouraged to rise up.
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he → aim → whom
Congress was given a letter the following Monday.
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Congress → give → letter
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