{
  "id": 15326409,
  "title": "If Trump becomes a lame duck, surely countries like Australia can say what we really think? | Zoe Daniel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/if-trump-becomes-a-lame-duck-surely-countries-like-australia-can-say",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T19:00:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/18/trump-lame-duck-us-midterm-elections-australia"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "For years everyone has been dancing around Trump’s unpredictability, his bullying and his threats. It’s past time to reassert our values In two weeks, Donald Trump faces his moment of truth; transformational midterm elections that will drastically influence the rest of his presidency, for better or for worse. Assuming that he cannot find a way around the constitutional ban on him running for a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}