After heavy losses in the midterms, Republican strategists are blaming President Trump. “Frankly, we need to distance ourselves from Trump as much as possible,” Michigan Republican strategist Todd Gillman told Politico magazine. “I think Republicans could be screwed until 2030.” The strategists cited Trump's decision to go to war against Iran, which was made without serious planning, as well as his brash, politically incorrect style as reasons. Matt Dole, Republican leader in Licking County, Ohio, pointed to Trump's push to rename the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario and to take over Greenland.
Republican consultant Ryan Girdusky said Trump's coalition of voters, buoyed by a shift in young voters, no longer exists. In 18 months of campaigning, Trump built a majority that only exists once in a generation, “and he spent another 18 months blowing it to pieces.”
US President Trump wants to respect the Democrats' emerging landslide victory in the general elections. “I am absolutely prepared to accept these results,” he told the New York Times. “We will work with the Democrats and, you know, look forward to working with them,” Trump said.
At the same time, he made Fox News partly responsible for the bitter defeat of the Republicans. The station bears responsibility because it constantly focuses on Democrats “and worse,” he said on his Truth Social platform.
The Iranian leadership sees the triumph of the opposition US Democrats as a rejection of the war against Iran led by President Trump. The US citizens said “no to war,” Iranian parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on the online service X on Wednesday. He added: “And we support this message.” Ghalibaf attributed what he described as US voters' vote against the war to “reasons of conscience or the cost of living.”
The Democrat from California made it clear that his party also wants to use its new majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives to investigate the US president and his government. Garcia sits on the powerful House of Representatives Control Committee.
Former US President Barack Obama viewed the Democrats' clear victory in the general election as a "clear message" from the American people. “They want policies that bring people together rather than drive them apart, and leaders who offer concrete solutions to their problems,” Obama wrote on X.
According to forecasts from several US broadcasters, the Democrat Abdul El-Sayed will prevail in the particularly high-profile race for a Senate seat in the state of Michigan. The 42-year-old, who has repeatedly been sharply attacked by Trump, wins against Republican Mike Rogers. If the predictions are confirmed, El-Sayed would become the first Muslim US senator. He belongs to the progressive wing of his party, has made critical statements about Israel and supports political projects that are considered far-left in the USA, such as universal health insurance. His victory is likely to give the left wing of the Democrats a boost heading into the 2028 presidential election.
In an initial media response, the international press is not very squeamish about Trump's Republicans. The Spanish “El Pais” spoke of a “real slaughter”, the Italian “La Repubblica” of an “epoch-making debacle”.
“America is back,” he declared to the “blue tsunami,” as some media outlets call it in reference to the Democrats’ party color. People in the US have had “enough of extremism and enough of corruption,” said Jeffries.
Democrat Troy Jackson, who entered the election campaign late, wins the US Senate seat in Maine. Republican US Senator Susan Collins admitted defeat. This ends her attempt to win a sixth term in the Senate.
After the clear defeat in the midterms in the USA, President Donald Trump congratulated the Democrats on their victory. "Well, I'll say this: Congratulations to the Democrats. They've done a good job," Trump told Fox News. The Democrats have been working towards this moment for a long time.
