WASHINGTON
\nPresident Donald Trump acknowledged that the war in Iran played a role in Republicans\u2019 losses in Tuesday\u2019s midterm elections, as Democrats prepared to take control of both the US House and Senate and challenge his legislative agenda. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said Democrats would send legislation he considered \u201cinsane\u201d to his desk and that he would veto it.
\n\u201cThey\u2019ll send over things that are insane, and I\u2019ll veto them,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd after a couple of months of vetoes, they\u2019ll call and they\u2019ll say, \u2018How do we get this stuff done?\u2019 And we\u2019ll work together.\u201d Trump said the war in Iran had weighed on Republican candidates, even as voters backed his handling of it. \u201cI think a part of it was Iran, but at the same time people understood the importance of what I\u2019ve done with Iran,\u201d he said.
\nHis remarks come as Democrats captured majorities in both the Senate and House, scoring sweeping victories that reached deep into Republican strongholds as tens of millions of voters delivered a scathing rebuke to Trump. The size and breadth of the Democratic wave were still coming into focus, but the party prevailed in states long thought to be out of reach, including conservative bastions like South Carolina, Texas and Iowa.
\nThe Democratic wave underscored voters\u2019 deep frustration with Trump\u2019s stewardship of the economy and his decision to launch a war against Iran in February, which drove gas prices up sharply. In poll after poll, voters expressed anxiety about the cost of living and anger at the way Trump has handled the issue. In Kansas, Adam Hamilton, a megachurch pastor, became the first Democrat to win a Senate seat since the Great Depression nearly a century ago.
\nIn Ohio, Democrat Sherrod Brown claimed a seat that belonged to Vice President JD Vance two years ago, while Texas Democratic state Representative James Talarico withstood a barrage of outside spending to defeat scandal-plagued Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton. Both Ohio and Texas voted for Trump by a double-digit margin in 2024.
\nIn South Carolina, a state that Trump carried by nearly 18 points in 2024, pediatrician Annie Andrews triumphed over Republican Senator Darline Graham, who was appointed to the seat after the death of her brother, Senator Lindsey Graham.
\nTrump elevated Paxton and Graham ahead of more established candidates despite clear liabilities. Paxton has been at the center of a litany of controversies, including his 2023 impeachment and securities fraud charges, while Graham\u2019s admitted inexperience drew negative headlines.
\nTrump campaigned heavily for Paxton, Graham and Ohio\u2019s Jon Husted as part of a late election blitz that included more than two dozen rallies, and the president told his supporters repeatedly to \u201cpretend I\u2019m on the ballot\u201d in an effort to fire up his base.
\nOn Tuesday night, as it grew clear Republicans were in danger of losing their congressional majorities, Trump wrote on social media, \u201cI wasn\u2019t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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