Reuters: Midterms upended Congress but Trump still commands foreign policy
- On Thursday, the White House Office of Public Liaison sent a memo to more than 3,000 conservative organizations with a yellow-highlighted warning: "As always, we are monitoring statements, press releases, and media engagements from your organizations."
- The memo arrived two days after Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress, intensifying internal party debate over whether to continue embracing President Donald Trump's political approach.
- Although the White House described the communication as regular outreach, the timing during growing Republican dissent has placed the relationship between the administration and outside groups under scrutiny.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis described the election results as an "extinction-level event," while Texas Senator Ted Cruz blamed the prolonged Iran war for driving Republican losses.
- Conservative organizations now face a difficult choice between maintaining alignment with Trump's coalition and preserving their independence, as the memo sharpens questions about whether groups can openly challenge his policies.
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The Democrats regain control of both houses of the U.S. Congress, limiting Trump to carry out his agenda. But the president can take it with foreign policy.
True "Bluenami", or "blue tsunami" in the United States. At the end of the mid-terms, the Democrats won both chambers in a very clear way. A historical result in the form of a personal disavowal for Donald Trump. So what consequences will these results have on the foreign policy of the United States, on which the American president retains a strong margin of manoeuvre? Jeffrey Hawkins, a researcher associated with IRIS, a former American diploma…
DECRYPTAGE - The democratic majorities at the next Congress will try from January onwards to influence the decisions of the US President, who retains important prerogatives.
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