# US Allies Need a Plan for a Lame-Duck Trump

https://mins.news/en/item/132017

- Bloomberg News, 2026-11-06 08:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-11-06/us-allies-need-a-plan-for-a-lame-duck-trump?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aed913b5a9cd5000104e854

> After American voters dealt Trump a sharp rebuke this week and he lost both houses of Congress, conventional wisdom holds that he may be more inclined to lash out through foreign policy, where his authority remains undiminished.

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