Trump's political fortunes plummet to historic lows as Democrats sweep the US Congress US President Donald Trump's political standing has hit a new low in the middle of his term following a sweeping defeat in the midterm elections that gave Democrats control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, according to polls published today by the Associated Press. The AP poll reveals that six in 10 voters disapprove of Trump's performance, while about 70 percent favor increased congressional checks on the executive branch. Voters under 30, who were evenly split between Trump and Kamala Harris in 2024, have shifted dramatically, with seven in 10 candidates supporting the Democratic House. The election results saw Democratic Senate candidates flip longtime conservative strongholds in Texas, Kansas and South Carolina, while Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. Representative Ilhan Omar also secured re-election to the House of Representatives despite Trump's explicit calls for her resignation. Referring to the historic losses in the elections, Trump admitted that the ongoing war between the US and Israel in Iran had a great impact on voter sentiment, and stated that US citizens are not ready to absorb the economic fallout from the rise in local fuel prices. While confirming he would accept the election results, Trump acknowledged that public backlash over inflation and energy disruptions directly eroded Republican support at the polls.

Trump's political fortunes plummet to historic lows as Democrats sweep the US Congress US President Donald Trump's political standing has hit a new low in the middle of his term following a sweeping defeat in the midterm elections that gave Democrats control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, according to polls published today by the Associated Press. The AP poll reveals that six in 10 voters disapprove of Trump's performance, while about 70 percent favor increased congressional checks on the executive branch. Voters under 30, who were evenly split between Trump and Kamala Harris in 2024, have shifted dramatically, with seven in 10 candidates supporting the Democratic House. The election results saw Democratic Senate candidates flip longtime conservative strongholds in Texas, Kansas and South Carolina, while Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers in Michigan to become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate. Representative Ilhan Omar also secured re-election to the House of Representatives despite Trump's explicit calls for her resignation. Referring to the historic losses in the elections, Trump admitted that the ongoing war between the US and Israel in Iran had a great impact on voter sentiment, and stated that US citizens are not ready to absorb the economic fallout from the rise in local fuel prices. While confirming he would accept the election results, Trump acknowledged that public backlash over inflation and energy disruptions directly eroded Republican support at the polls.