Democrats are ahead in the US midterm elections. First statement from Donald Trump

As the polls close in the US midterm elections, which are critical for President Donald Trump's political future and the balance of power in Congress, the results are starting to become clear. Democrats are ahead in both houses of Congress.

"IT LOOKS LIKE BOTH OF HIS LEGS ARE BROKEN, RATHER THAN BEING A LAME DUCK"

NTV Foreign News Director Hüseyin Yılmaz, who was following the election in the USA, commented on the situation as follows: "US President Trump looks like he has both legs broken rather than being a 'lame duck'."

In his article published on ntv.com.tr two days ago, Yılmaz touched upon the scenario in which Republicans lost in both the House of Representatives and the Senate and drew the following picture:

"An election that will be lost in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, with only two years left in office, will turn Trump into a president who is not only a lame duck, but also impotent or has the fear of being impotent at any moment. It may be very difficult, but he may not be able to last the remaining two years. If this situation makes Trump more aggressive, then the world may have to worry about itself rather than the situation of the president."

DEMOCRATS GAINED THE MAJORITY ON BOTH WINGS

Voters went to the polls for the entire 435-seat House of Representatives, one of the wings of the US Congress, and 35 seats in the 100-seat Senate, the other wing.

In the midterm elections, which are seen as the biggest test of Trump's second presidential term, the Republicans could not maintain their majority in the House of Representatives, according to preliminary results. Democrats have surpassed the 218 seats needed to win a majority in the House of Representatives.

According to unofficial results, Democrats also gained the majority in the Senate, reaching 52 seats.

Latest situation in the Senate: Democrats 52, Republicans 40.

Latest situation in the House of Representatives: Democrats 219, Republicans 123

According to US media, Democrats will gain control in the House of Representatives and the Senate. According to the projections in the news, Democrats will take 244 seats in the House of Representatives, while Republicans will take 191 seats. A party must reach at least 218 seats to gain a majority.

A Democrat won the Senate elections in Texas, one of the most anticipated states, for the first time since 1988. It was also stated that a Democrat won in Kansas for the first time since 1932.

Democratic candidates also won the race in Colorado and New Mexico.

Democratic Party candidates also won seats in Georgia, Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Jersey, Illinois, North Carolina and New Hampshire.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Meanwhile, Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic House member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez were also re-elected.

Rashida Tlaib, a Palestinian-origin Congresswoman from Michigan, managed to retain her seat by comfortably leaving her Republican opponent James D. Hooper behind.

Tlaib has served in the House of Representatives as the representative of Michigan's 13th district since 2019.