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Trump posts odd Elvis Presley pic and makes wild claims about Vietnam war on eve of midterms

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Speaking in Iowa, Trump remarked upon the use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam war and claims he could have won that conflict in a week

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CNN and Newsweek both center on Trump’s Iowa rally remarks about the Vietnam War, with each quoting his claim that he could have won it in a week. Newsweek alone adds the line about “We never fight to win...I don't know what we do,” while CNN’s headline foregrounds the quoted claim itself. The “mixes up city” phrasing appears only in Newsweek’s headline, not in CNN’s extract.

Written by Crossfiled from the 2 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.

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