Trump threatens to become 'Mr Veto' after Democrats seize both the House and Senate in a US midterm wipeout
A Fox News broadcast showing President Trump congratulating Democrats, as he insisted Iran policy and high fuel costs — not his leadership — drove Republican losses across traditional strongholds including Texas and Georgia.Trump Tower in Las Vegas lit up with a projected 'TRUMP OUT' message, as Democrats flipped traditional Republican strongholds including Texas, Kansas, South Carolina and Ohio in what rivals called a 'midterm massacre'.Trump's claim that he "would have won" had he been on the ballot, as Jon Ossoff branded him a "failed lame duck president" after winning re-election in a top Republican target state.Revellers at a Democratic watch party in New York celebrate as Democrats seized the House, with senior Republican figures including Marco Rubio quietly slipping away from the White House East Room as trays of uneaten food were left behind.
Democrats captured both the Senate and the House of Representatives on Wednesday in an outcome that fell far short of Republican hopes, flipping former strongholds across six states — Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, Ohio, Maine and Iowa among them. Trump, who had urged voters to treat the ballot as if his name were on it, posted on Truth Social: "I wasn't on the ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!" The White House, having devoted months of preparation to the prospect of losing congressional control, will now try to advance Trump's agenda on immigration and tariffs through executive power alone.
Senator Jon Ossoff branded Trump a 'lame duck president' after what he called a sweeping rebuke of 'depravity, corruption, and incompetence'.
JD Vance's path to the White House is said to be 'blown apart', with Republican eyes now turning to Marco Rubio as a future standard-bearer.
Staff inside Trump's circle are said to be gripped by panic, with one warning 'he'll purge everyone' after the midterm rout.
