# US midterms: Trouble for Trump—and Iran?

https://mins.news/en/video/107564

- Lianhe Zaobao, 2026-10-20 09:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3oms0bZ1Fw

> With two weeks until the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Trump campaigned in Kentucky for Republican candidates. He said his power in a second term was greater than in his first, while his approval rating had fallen to a record low of 33%. Price pressures from the US-Iran war have stirred public anger, and Republicans could lose control of both the House and possibly the Senate. The podcast examines Trump’s prospects and what the election could mean for the war.

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