Trump: The war with Iran is the reason for the defeat of the Republicans in the mid-term elections! The President of the United States Donald Trump said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal: Iran was one of the main causes of this failure. I don't think about it. I did the right thing and if I had the chance again, I would do the same. Trump saw the rise in oil prices as one of the factors hurting the political position of the Republicans, but he still believes that the most important reason for the failure was his name not appearing on the ballot. He emphasized: "The most important issue was that my name was not on the ballot.