# Trump seeks to shift blame but has ‘nowhere to hide’ after midterm defeat

https://mins.news/en/item/129165

- France 24, 2026-11-04 14:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261104-trump-seeks-to-shift-blame-but-has-nowhere-to-hide-after-midterms-defeat

> Donald Trump has tried to pin the Republicans’ midterm defeat on other factors, claiming the party would have won had he been on the ballot. France 24 Washington correspondent Fraser Jackson says Trump’s decisions directly fueled the “blue wave” that gave Democrats control of Congress.

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