# Trump blamed for US midterm defeat as Democrats win back Congress

https://mins.news/en/video/129691

- BBC News, 2026-11-04 21:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DRe5LWUuLY

> With most votes counted in the US midterms, Democrats have taken control of Congress. Several Republican strongholds, including Texas, South Carolina and Kansas, turned blue. Trump acknowledged that the Iran war and rising living costs contributed to his party’s defeat.

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