Coverage dated August 16, 2026

Rep. Don Bacon says Trump was "setting maybe false expectations" in initial days of Iran war

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Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, who is not running for reelection, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President Trump's comments about gas prices amid the Iran war are "honest," and that the president was "setting maybe false expectations in the previous months, during the init…

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    Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska, who is not running for reelection, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President Trump's comments about gas prices amid the Iran war are "honest," and that the president was "setting maybe false expectations in the previous months, during the init…

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