[Yonhap News headlines at this time] - 07:30

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on the 4th (local time) that the war with Iran was the cause of his defeat in the midterm elections, but announced that he was not considering replacing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. He again asserted the legitimacy of the war with Iran and distanced himself from the theory of responsibility for the defeat. He also said that if the Democratic Party, which controls the Senate and House of Representatives, pursues his impeachment, it will bring destruction upon itself. While answering questions with reporters at the White House banquet hall construction site on this day, the day after the midterm elections, President Trump was asked whether he agreed with Vice President J.D. Vance's statement that the war with Iran was the cause of the election defeat, and he said, "I think that is generally correct. (The war) raised the price of gasoline a little for a short period of time."