A blue tsunami just hit the US. Trump may unleash ‘tremendous powers’ to get around it
Heading into the midterm elections, there were predictions of a blue wave crashing over the United States.
The forecasts proved conservative, in more ways than one; a tsunami of Democratic support destroyed the Republican stranglehold on the House and Senate, and with it, Donald Trump’s control of Congress.
But what does it actually mean for the president?
First up, it shows just how unpopular he and his administration are.
This was Trump’s first electoral test since his emphatic victory over Kamala Harris in 2024, and he repeatedly urged voters to vote as if his name were on the ballot.
The results are damning: Huge swings against the Republicans in districts Trump easily carried two years ago; a swath of House seats flipping to the Democrats; crucially, at least six ...