# ‘It’s a disaster’: Anger in the Republican Party turns on Trump after midterm defeat

https://mins.news/en/item/129989

- BBC Chinese, 2026-11-05 02:36 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/cw5ynld35e3ro/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Republicans blamed Trump after their midterm losses, saying he focused on his political legacy rather than voters’ concerns and that his unpopular policies and campaign choices hurt the party’s candidates. With Democrats taking both chambers of Congress, Republicans began assessing the defeat and looking toward 2028.

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