Trump Blames Iran War, Fuel Price Hike And Inflation For Midterm Election Setback
US president Donald Trump has blamed Iran war and the rise of fuel cost for his election defeat. Saying that he accepts the result, the president acknowledged the impact of the war on Iran.
Ruling out replacing Pete Hegeseth as defence secretary despite voter dissatisfaction with the war, the president insisted that he made the right decision.
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Notably, after Trump’s Republican Party suffered in congressional elections, oil price continued to decrease as further escalation risk with Iran dims.
Surveys have suggested that Trump’s policies have smothered growth and driven costs higher. Consumer prices have risen 3.7 percent over the past 12 months, compared with an inflation rate of 3 percent when Trump began his second term, causing inflation and thus the midterm election defeat.
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Democratic Party holds 240 US House seats and 54 US Senate seats so far, seizing control of both chambers of Congress from the Republicans in a rejection of President Donald Trump’s policies. Abdul El-Sayed became the first US Muslim senator after winning in Michigan, as the Democrats also made gains in the Republican strongholds of Texas, Iowa and Kansas.
