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Trump says Iran war contributed to Republican midterm losses

Conflict · First reported 3 Nov, 16:19 · Updated 06:10

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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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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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