Trump says Iran war contributed to Republican midterm losses
Conflict · First reported 3 Nov, 16:19 · Updated 06:10
Trump said the Iran war played a part in Republicans’ midterm losses, while defending his policy toward Iran. He also expressed surprise at the results and said he would veto legislation he opposed if Democrats controlled Congress.
- Trump said the Iran war was one factor in Republican losses, while arguing that preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon was important.
- Trump said he was surprised by the results and had expected Republicans to do better.
- Trump said he planned to veto legislation from Democrats that he opposed.
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Key facts
- Trump’s explanation
- He said the Iran war played a part in Republican losses.
- Trump’s reaction
- He said he was surprised and thought Republicans would do better.
- Veto plan
- He said he planned to veto legislation sent to him by a Democratic-controlled Congress.
- Midterm results in the report
- At the time of writing, Democrats had 52 Senate seats and 193 House seats, according to the article’s account of Associated Press figures.
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- An earlier Lux story was titled “Trump vows to become 'Political Pundit' as midterm results deal blow to POTUS.” [311734c1-2372-4855-bc15-c92825436420]
- An earlier Lux story focused on Democratic wins in Republican strongholds, including Texas and South Carolina. [3ac49258-2d0a-4aec-8154-70c025831c88]
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