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Domestic politics and 2026 elections cast shadow over Trump’s return to the UN

By Naomi Lim
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President Donald Trump couldn’t escape the domestic policy pressures of a looming midterm elections during his foreign policy foray in New York City for this year’s U.N. General Assembly.

Domestic political concerns before Nov. 3 coincide with many of Trump’s foreign policy decisions coming home to roost, from Iran, Russia and Ukraine, even Canada. 

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