Trump acknowledged that the war with Iran played a role in defeating Republicans in the midterm elections, but said he would make the same decision again. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, US President Donald Trump said: "Iran was one of the 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 thing." 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."

Trump acknowledged that the war with Iran played a role in defeating Republicans in the midterm elections, but said he would make the same decision again. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, US President Donald Trump said: "Iran was one of the 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 thing." 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."