"Turned Their Backs on an Erratic President" U.S. Democrats Sweep... Foreign Media: "Historic Rebuke for Trump"

Democrats Sweep Both Chambers of Congress in Midterm Elections
Some Say the Results Could Have “Repercussions for Years to Come”

Major U.S. media outlets described the Democratic Party’s sweep of both chambers of Congress in the U.S. midterm elections as a historic rebuke by voters of President Donald Trump’s leadership.

On November 3 (local time), The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) analyzed in an editorial titled “The Moment of Reckoning for Trump Has Arrived” that the defeat carried significance beyond a typical midterm loss for a president in his second term.

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The newspaper said that losing Senate seats and governorships in several states where Republicans had long held a strong position, followed by a string of defeats in down-ballot races such as state legislature contests, could have repercussions for years to come.

The Wall Street Journal said, “President Trump himself was primarily responsible for this crushing defeat,” adding that he had helped bring about losses in some areas by intervening in Republican primaries and backing loyalist candidates over competitive incumbents, including in Texas. It also said, “The president’s erratic and self-centered leadership in his second term has turned away many of the voters who made up the coalition he built in the 2024 presidential election.”

The Wall Street Journal said the war with Iran had driven up fuel prices and increased the cost-of-living burden, and that Trump had lost voters’ trust by failing to present a consistent strategy and goals for the war.

In an article analyzing the election results, The Washington Post (WP) highlighted that Democrats had won decisively even in areas where they had not prevailed for decades, saying, “American voters delivered a historic rebuke to President Trump on a scale not seen since 1974.”

The Washington Post particularly noted that support shifted toward Democrats across demographic groups and regions. It reported that, compared with the 2024 presidential election, support for Democrats had risen substantially among Hispanic voters, Catholics and voters under 30.

In an editorial titled “Americans Rejected Trump,” The New York Times (NYT) said, “The rejection of President Trump was broad enough to transcend the political polarization of American society.”

The New York Times also cited redistricting that favored Republicans, false claims of election fraud and attempts to obstruct mail-in voting, saying, “In response to President Trump’s repeated attempts to rig the midterm elections, tens of millions of Americans went to the polls and rejected the Republican Party.”

It described the election results as having “put an important check on President Trump’s authoritarian behavior.” The New York Times said this was because Democrats, having regained control of both chambers of Congress, had gained the power to investigate Trump’s corruption and illegal conduct and to pass legislation offering alternatives to policies of The Trump Administration that had backfired.

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