Trump justifies operations against Iran, impeachment ban continues, midterm election vote counting continues

On the 4th, US President Trump once again acknowledged that the military operation against Iran was one of the reasons for the midterm elections held on the 3rd, in which the ruling Republican Party suffered a landslide defeat, and justified it by saying, ``We had no choice.'' He spoke to reporters at the White House.

Trump also warned against impeachment by the Democratic Party, which holds a majority in the new House of Representatives that will be inaugurated in January next year, saying that ``the Democratic Party will be destroyed.''

Vote counting continues, and as of 9 p.m. Eastern time on the 4th (11 a.m. Japan time on the 5th) in the House of Representatives (435 seats), where all seats are up for election, the Democratic Party has secured 245 seats and the Republican Party has secured 145 seats. In the Senate (100 seats), the Democratic Party holds 54 seats (including independents) and the Republican Party holds 44 seats, including those not up for election. Winners have not been determined in Alaska and southern Mississippi.