Trump Reacts to US Midterm Election Loss
United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will bounce back stronger after a big loss in the midterm elections. He called the results a “giant step back in history” for the US.
Democrats captured both chambers of Congress in last Tuesday’s midterms. The results brought historic losses for Trump’s Republican Party in states they had dominated for decades.
Trump Posts on Truth Social
“America took a giant step back in History with the results of the last Election,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. He said the stock market that had grown during his tenure took a loss after the vote.
“But have no fear, we will be back, BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!”
Trump Appoints Stephen Miller as Chief of Staff
While Republican lawmakers have been recovering from the setback, Trump has sounded defiant. On Friday, he appointed hardline advisor Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff. This signals a strong fightback.
Democrats have promised to hold the Trump administration to account and fight “every step of the way” against Miller. He is known as the architect of Trump’s tough immigration policy.
First Time Facing Democratic-Controlled Congress
It will be the first time that Trump, a Republican who also held the White House from 2017 to 2021, has had to work with a Democratic-controlled Congress in both chambers.
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said the incoming majority will focus on affordability and accountability.
“We don’t work for Donald Trump,” the New York lawmaker told reporters on Wednesday. “We work for the American people. And the days of the House of Representatives functioning like a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump administration are over.”
Trump Calls Result a Personal Humiliation
The result was a personal humiliation for the 80-year-old Trump. It leaves him as a lame duck president for the remaining two years of his term. It also signals an end to his strong control over the Republican Party.
Before this, Trump tried to brush off the election results. In his first public appearance on Wednesday, he spoke to reporters about the marble and Corinthian columns of his new $400 million ballroom.
Trump and Vance on Iran War
Trump admitted that what Vice President JD Vance said about the Iran war was “largely true because it drove the gasoline up.” He said rising gasoline prices were a key issue for voters angry about the high cost of living.
Trump said, “But at the same time, if I had it to do again, I’d have to do it again. Because long term, it’s the only answer. You can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon.”
Vice President JD Vance publicly disagreed with Trump over the Iran war a day after the vote. He said the conflict was the “reason we lost” as he distanced himself from the unpopular war ahead of a possible 2028 White House run.
“The reason we lost is the war,” Vance wrote in a long social media post. “The president himself said so last night. If you’d like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next six years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay.”
Source: dawn