Donald Trump says he “doesn’t have to read a teleprompter” at a campaign rally

At a law-enforcement-focused campaign rally in Garden City, New York, President Trump mocked scripted presidential remarks and touted his preference for speaking without a teleprompter, according to a Washington Examiner report. His off-script comments turned to the U.S. military campaign against Iran, now nearly six months old and stalemated, with midterm elections less than three months away. Trump acknowledged using the military more than he expected, urged voters to accept higher gasoline prices as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, and compared the conflict to what he described as a quick success in Venezuela. The report says the remarks showed Trump struggling to project confidence about the war as voters prepare to decide control of Congress.