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Trump acknowledges Iran role in Democratic sweep

Global Published 4 November 2026, 10:56 · archived 4 Nov 2026

President Donald Trump acknowledged that the war in Iran played a role in Republicans’ losses in Tuesday’s 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 “insane” to his desk and that he would veto it. “They’ll send over things that are insane, and I’ll veto them,” he said. “And after a couple of months of vetoes, they’ll call and they’ll say, ‘How do we get this stuff done?’ And we’ll work together.” Trump said the war in Iran...

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