A major factor in the Republican defeat was how Trump failed to keep some of his 2024 promises. One of the big ones was no more wars to win, and he just went out and started another war that didn't seem to have an exit strategy. It weakened the Republican Party." Ian Kelly, former US ambassador, via DW, 12 November 2026.
ᅠ Trump promised no more wars to win, but he started one. The war weakened his party and cost the Republicans in the midterms.
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