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Democrats Capture Congress with 53 Seats in Sweeping Setback for Trump
Trump said voters backed his Iran stance but balked at higher gasoline prices as diesel rose about 70%, according to federal data.
- President Donald Trump attributed Republican midterm election losses to rising gasoline prices, telling Fox News Wednesday that "People agree with what I'm doing on Iran" but voters rejected the short-term energy costs.
- Global energy prices surged after the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in February, disrupting oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz, which previously carried 20 to 25% of seaborne oil worldwide.
- Regular gas prices are now about 36% higher, or about $1 per gallon, compared to a year ago, per AAA's Fuel Price Tracker, while diesel prices rose about 70% in all but three states.
- Democrats won majorities in both the House and Senate, leaving Trump to face an opposition-controlled Congress, though he said, "I don't like to consider it a defeat for me."
- The White House expects oil prices to drop significantly once the Middle East conflict ends, though fighting continues on a limited scale despite repeated attempts to broker ceasefires.
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