Trump spoke about his architectural projects in his first public appearance in front of TV cameras after the defeat. "I want to thank everyone who is here. This is a structure the likes of which has never been seen anywhere before," Trump told reporters at the construction site of the new ballroom. It will be the “most beautiful ballroom in the whole world,” said the US President. Trump also referred to his plan to build a triumphal arch and renovate an old golf course in the US capital.
US Vice President J.D. Vance attributes the defeats of Republicans like US President Trump primarily to the Iran War. In a lengthy statement on “The four most common answers, which accounted for almost everyone, were: 1. End the war, 2. Focus on the cost of living/inflation, 3. Put America first, 4. Change our relationship with Israel,” Vance writes. "Our voters went to the polls. And the four reasons above are why many of them voted for Democrats."
"The reason for our defeat is the war. The President himself said that last night," the US vice president continues. "If you want to argue that it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next six years was justified, then do so. Claim it was a worthwhile price. Whether you agree or not, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest discussion about what happens next has to start right there."
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.
Republican Congresswoman Kat Cammack from Florida is calling for an open discussion among Republicans after the election debacle. It's time for a "family discussion, and an open one," she said. When asked about the future leadership of the House of Representatives, she told Fox News: “Last night was a referendum on the entire leadership in Washington.”
Anyone who wants their support must present a plan because the old approach will no longer work. The party will lose sight of the big picture if it only focuses on the 2028 elections. “It's clear that (voters) were not happy with our performance,” said Cammack, who was defending her House seat, according to AP data.
After the resounding defeat for the Republicans in the US congressional election, the White House apparently found it necessary to remind that Donald Trump is still head of state and rules the country: “Public announcement: Trump is still your president,” said a White House post on the online service Desk in oval office supports.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter,” it continued, a phrase Trump often uses in his social media posts. After just two hours, there were already thousands of mocking comments on the post.
The head of Iran's diplomatic mission in Cairo, Moschtaba Ferdussi Pur, sees the results of the US midterm elections as a significant political change. The US government under President Donald Trump has tried to bring about a change of leadership in the Islamic Republic through war, he said on Wednesday. Instead, she experienced a “significant change and shift” in her own country. “He who sows the wind will reap the storm,” said Pur.
The US stock markets rose sharply after the Democrats' victory in the US midterm elections on Wednesday. The Dow Jones index of standard values rose by 2.2 percent to 52,950 points in the morning (local time). The broader S&P 500 rose by 1.7 percent to 7,692 points. The Nasdaq technology exchange index gained 2.1 percent to 25,879 points.
The Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who was successful in the Senate election in Michigan, is immediately on a collision course with US President Trump and his deputy J.D. in his victory speech. Vance gone. Trump's Republicans had portrayed the left-wing politician as a radical "communist" and intentionally mispronounced his name. “Donald, listen, I know you had problems with my name,” El-Sayed said. Once Vance swore him in in January, “you can just call me senator.”
El-Sayed, 42, won the race for a Senate seat against Republican candidate Mike Rogers. He will be the first Muslim in the US Senate. El-Sayed was criticized, among other things, for his reaction to the attack on a synagogue in Michigan in March. At the time he said: “Hurt people hurt people.” He later apologized.
“We have shown that in a battle between big money and the many people, the many can really win,” El-Sayed said. To all the parents who would have struggled to explain why the president would openly mock someone because of their name or the way they prayed, he shouted: "Let them know tomorrow that the bad guys have lost." El-Sayed addressed the vice president with the Arabic word “Habibi” (roughly: “My dear”). “There is such a delicious irony in the fact that you are constitutionally obliged to swear me in in January,” El-Sayed said.
The outcome of the vote on a wealth tax for billionaires in California is still open. Almost six million votes have not yet been counted. The proposal imposes a one-time 5 percent tax on the net worth of residents who own more than $1 billion. The revenue is largely intended to offset cuts in federal funding for health care. According to the results so far, the opponents are ahead in large parts of the state. Proponents narrowly led in Los Angeles and the North Coast.
