Trump speaks about White House ballroom and Iran war’s unpopularity after midterm losses – video

President Donald Trump has endorsed his vice president's explanation for the Republican drubbing in this year's midterm elections. JD Vance said the U.S. war on Iran was the real reason the party lost so badly, and Trump replied that this is "largely true." Trump also addressed the White House ballroom while discussing how unpopular the war has become, according to The Guardian.

The comments land as Republicans begin assigning blame. The Guardian reports that Democrats are extending their lead in the Mississippi Senate race, that the downfall of Susan Collins, a senator for almost three decades, reflects the party's unpopularity, and that Pete Hegseth may take the fall for the losses even though Trump supports him.

Voters from Texas to Ohio to South Carolina turned out in force, and the candidates and Trump accepted the results, according to the Guardian. Trump has also claimed that fuel prices are not very high even as costs surge during the conflict, and earlier coverage of voters named affordability, AI and Iran as the issues guiding their choices.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Guardian’s reporting. Read the full story at The Guardian →