U.S. Midterms: Democrats Score Landslide Victory... Trump Says "Iran War Is to Blame" (Comprehensive) [U.S. Blue Tsunami]

Democrats Reclaim Both House and Senate
Majority Control Confirmed, Though Counting Is Ongoing
Trump’s Agenda Faces Checks
Trump: "Democrats Would Be Destroyed if They Pursue Impeachment"

The U.S. midterm elections held on Nov. 3 (local time) are expected to end in a landslide victory for the Democratic Party. Democrats have recaptured majorities in both the House and Senate, securing significant congressional power to check U.S. President Donald Trump’s governance during the remaining two years of his term.

Democratic candidates also won successive victories in traditionally Republican strongholds such as Texas and South Carolina, prompting assessments that voters’ dissatisfaction with President Trump’s governance had come to the fore. President Trump acknowledged that rising gasoline prices resulting from the war with Iran affected the Republican Party’s election losses. However, he emphasized the justification for the war and indicated that he would maintain his policy stance.

Democrats Sweep House and Senate, Strengthening Checks on the Trump Administration

According to CBS News and other media outlets on Nov. 4, Democrats secured majorities in both chambers of Congress in the midterm elections held the previous day. Before the election, the Senate had 53 Republicans and 47 Democrats and independents who caucus with them. Democrats recaptured majority status after taking at least seven Republican seats.

Democrats took Senate seats previously held by Republicans in Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa and Maine. The election of Democratic senators in Republican-leaning states such as Texas, Kansas and South Carolina has prompted assessments that the political landscape has shifted significantly.

Sherrod Brown, elected as a U.S. senator from Ohio. His campaign website.

In Ohio, where Vice President JD Vance had served as a senator, Democrat Sherrod Brown defeated incumbent Republican Jon Husted. In Maine, candidate Troy Jackson won over Republican Senator Susan Collins, who had held the seat for nearly 30 years.

In the House, Democrats also secured a majority, exceeding the 218 seats needed. Vote counting by district is still underway, so the final seat tally remains uncertain, but Democrats have secured control of the House.

Democrats also recaptured governorships previously held by Republicans in Texas, Georgia, Ohio and Iowa, among other states. Georgia elected its first Black woman governor, while Texas elected its first Latina governor. The victory in Texas is particularly significant because it marks the first time Democrats have won the gubernatorial election there since 1990.

With Democrats controlling both the House and Senate, they are expected to step up checks on the Trump Administration by using congressional investigative powers and budget review authority. International media outlets have forecast that Democrats will closely scrutinize major policies of the Trump Administration.

Trump Blames Iran War for Election Losses

U.S. President Donald Trump. The White House

President Trump acknowledged that the war with Iran contributed to the Republican Party’s heavy losses in the midterm elections. Speaking to reporters at the construction site of a new White House ballroom on Nov. 4, Trump was asked whether he agreed with Vice President JD Vance’s assessment that the war caused the election losses. “I think that’s largely right,” he replied, adding that “the war drove gasoline prices up a little in the short term.”

Vance had previously written on social media, “The reason we lost is the war,” adding that people could debate whether the war was worth losing the Senate majority for the next six years.

However, President Trump rejected the interpretation that the war with Iran itself was the wrong decision. “I would do it again if I had to,” he said. “In the long run, it’s the only solution. We cannot allow Iran to have nuclear weapons.”

He also ruled out the possibility of dismissing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who led the war effort. Asked whether Hegseth would be replaced, President Trump replied, “No. He’s doing a good job.” As Democrats are expected to focus on questioning the administration’s responsibility for the war with Iran in the new Congress, Trump’s remarks suggest he intends to maintain his existing foreign and security policy stance.

He also took a firm position on the possibility that Democrats could pursue impeachment. President Trump said that if Democrats moved to impeach him, “the Democrats would be destroyed,” and claimed there was no reason to impeach him.

President Trump also rejected the suggestion that the Republican Party’s election losses meant his political influence was weakening. He said Republicans would have won if his name had been on the ballot, adding, “There was tremendous enthusiasm at my campaign rallies, but we couldn’t transfer it to the candidates.”

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