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SHOCKING: Trump congratulates democrats on midterms win says iran war played role - What They Never Told You

US President Donald Trump listens to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speak, in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Washington.
US President Donald Trump listens to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum speak in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on November 2, 2026, in Washington. © Mark Schiefelbein, AP

US President Donald Trump said rival Democrats had done "a good job" Tuesday after they gained control of Congress in the midterm elections. While Trump acknowledged that the Iran war may have played a part in the defeat of his Republican Party, he did not take personal responsability for the result that will upend the last two years of his presidency.

US President Donald Trump had rare praise for rival Democrats Tuesday after their stunning US midterm elections victory and admitted the Iran war may have played a part in the defeat of his Republican Party.

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