Trump Links War to Republican Midterm Rout — SkimNews
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- Iranians celebrated the U.S. midterm results as a victory for Iran.
- Trump acknowledged that Republicans’ crushing midterm defeat was partly due to the war, as attention turned to whether a Democratic majority in Congress can challenge his military decisions.
Why it matters: For Iran, the Nov. 4 result was celebrated as a victory; for Trump and Republicans, his acknowledgment that the war contributed to their crushing defeat put the conflict at the center of domestic political contention, with his military decisions now the focus of congressional scrutiny.
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