Trump Says He'll Accept Midterm Results, Admits Iran War Hurt Republicans in Election
Trump said he would work with Democrats after a sweeping loss, while blaming Republican defeats on his absence from the ballot and the Iran war.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump congratulated Democrats on their midterm victories in a phone call with CBS News, stating he was "absolutely willing to accept those results" and looked forward to working with the opposition.
- Democrats secured control of both congressional chambers Tuesday, inflicting a sweeping midterm defeat on the Republican Party. Trump blamed his party's losses on his absence from the ballot, claiming, "I wasn't on the ballot, and there was nothing that could be done about that."
- Trump acknowledged that the war in Iran and high fuel prices weighed on voter sentiment, yet defended his policy, saying, "People agree with what I'm doing on Iran, but they really probably weren't willing to do the short-term consequence of paying more for gasoline."
- With Democrats poised to control the House and Senate, Trump warned he would use his "strong veto" power against legislation he considered "insane," telling CBS News, "They'll send over things that are insane, and I'll veto them."
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U.S. President Donald Trump will “absolutely accept” his party's defeat in Tuesday's Congressional elections. That's what he told The...
Trump: I'll 'Absolutely' Accept the Results
President Trump is reporting he'll live with Tuesday's verdict from voters. In a late-night call with the New York Times as the Democrats' rule in the midterms became clear, Trump said he was "absolutely willing" to accept the results. "We'll, you know, look forward to working with them," he said...
Faced with the overwhelming victory of the Democrats in the mid-term elections held on Tuesday, the US President announced that he would "accept" the results of the election, after having made the threat not to recognize their victory. He admitted that the war in Iran was "partly" responsible for the defeat of the Republicans.
Democrats are moving towards taking power in both chambers of Congress, the Senate and the House of Representatives.
By posting a red hat with the words "VETO" written on it, Trump indicated how he intends to confront Democrats for the rest of his term.
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