US press: Blue wave exceeded expectations, voters punished Trump

Democrats won the majority in both houses of Congress in the midterm elections, which are critical for the political future of Republican President Donald Trump in the USA and the balance of power in Congress.

The fact that the Democrats reached the majority by holding on to a big blue wave in both the Senate and the House of Representatives was reflected in the American press with the following headlines:

WALL STREET JOURNAL

Democrats take control of Congress in stunning rebuke to Trump

Historic gains in Republican states took the party to majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives.

He took control of the Senate and House of Representatives as a blue wave rose across the country and voters turned against President Trump. Party; He won back Senate seats and multiple House seats in Maine, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Texas, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Washington Times

Democrats regain Senate majority in Republican midterm election debacle

Without Republican control, the President's agenda will be dead the moment it reaches Congress and he will face investigations that will cripple his administration. In the Senate, Trump's conservative judicial appointments will face rejection and delay.

WASHINGTON POST

Democrats take Congress

Voters punished Trump with a striking shift toward Democrats.

NEW YORK TIMES

Voters punish Trump, control of Congress passes to Democrats

Democrats took control of the Senate and House of Representatives as voters punished President Trump with a midterm election rout that would reset the balance of power in Washington. In this easy victory that stretched from one end of the country to the other, Democrats took seats that had been held by Republicans for decades and House districts in corners of the country that had long seemed out of reach.

POLITICO:

"Massacre": Democrats take control of Congress by winning deep red districts

Democrats captured the Senate and House of Representatives in landslide victories. The big question now is: How far will the blue wave go?

CNN

Democrats take control of Congress

While voters took a heavy toll on Trump, Democrats outperformed expectations in places the President won handily two years ago.

FOX NEWS

Democrats take control of Congress, but the blue wave could get bigger

Democrats recaptured the majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate with a landslide victory in the elections, riding a blue wave that exceeded expectations.