He said he agrees with Vance’s assessment is “largely true.” Democrats won both chambers of Congress.
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump acknowledged on Tuesday night and Wednesday that the unpopular war with Iran contributed to Republicans’ sweeping losses in the midterm elections, while insisting he has no regrets and that he would do it again.
In a Fox News interview Tuesday, Trump said the war was partly to blame, but that “people understand the importance of what I’ve done.” On Wednesday, he said he was hearing that losses could be related to oil prices pushed higher by the conflict, and that he was “totally convinced” that using military force in Iran was the “absolutely correct” decision. He told CBS News that Tehran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. He also said he knew the war would affect the midterms, according to Fox News.
Asked about Vice President JD Vance’s post blaming the war, Trump said it was “largely true,” Fox reported. Trump launched the war in late February and said at the time it would last four to five weeks. It has continued for more than eight months, with talks through Qatar and strikes on Qeshm Island in recent days.
Democrats won the House and flipped the Senate, which they now lead 54-44, with Alaska and Mississippi uncalled, according to CNN and ABC News. Republican lawmakers have blamed the war, tariffs, the White House ballroom project and weak candidates. Trump has also said he may use his veto power against a Democratic Congress. Al Jazeera described his stance as “no regrets.”
This report draws on information from CBS News, Fox News, Al Jazeera and Reuters.