# 2026 US midterms: Why voters rejected Trump’s policies and rhetoric

https://mins.news/en/video/130123

- Global News, 2026-11-05 03:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNcmcbUAPEs

> The Democrats’ decisive midterm victory leaves Donald Trump in the White House but limits his powers for the rest of his term. He is the first president since George W. Bush in 2006 to lose control of both chambers in a single midterm election. Eric Sorensen examines why voters nationwide rejected Trump’s policies and rhetoric.

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