World leaders who sparred with Trump express cautious relief at Republican election rout — SkimNews
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- Republican Party lost control of both the House and Senate as voters punished Trump’s allies in swing states and Republican strongholds, delivering Democrats key victories nationwide.
- Pierre Poilievre said the result “demonstrates that Americans hate tariffs” and urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to use Canada’s leverage and public goodwill to seek tariff-free trade with the U.S.
- Dominic LeBlanc said Canada’s tariff talks still involve Trump and his cabinet because they remain in office, while Claudia Sheinbaum said, “We must wait and see,” before judging whether U.S. relations will improve.
- Pedro Sánchez described the U.S. result as a vote against hate, machismo, climate denial and elite privilege, and said a similar result would happen soon in Spain before his Nov. 29 election.
- Andy Burnham said the Iran war had sent fuel prices soaring and frustrated voters, arguing that Washington should resolve the Middle East conflict while also focusing on the Russia-started war in Ukraine.
- Dmitry Peskov said Moscow hoped Trump would continue his “peacemaking efforts” regardless of the election result, after the president waived Russia sanctions last month despite Congress’s overwhelming approval.
- Laurel Rapp said there would be no “‘we’re back’” moment in U.S.-Europe relations and that Congress would find it easier to constrain Trump domestically than in foreign policy, where he retains substantial latitude.
Why it matters: Democrats now control both the House and Senate, but Laurel Rapp says Congress will have an easier time constraining Trump domestically than on foreign policy, where he retains substantial latitude. Canada, European allies and Ukraine therefore still face the tariffs, Iran conflict and pressure over Ukraine support during Trump’s remaining two years in office.
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