How Trump lost the midterms—and brought on one of the most decisive repudiations of a president in modern history.
Topics: 2026 Midterm Elections
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- WSJ reports: “The Iran war, gas prices and Trump’s miscalculations led to one of the most decisive repudiations of an American president.”
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