Democrats win US midterms as Trump blames Iran war

The Democratic Party achieved a historic victory in the U.S. midterm elections, winning control of both chambers of Congress, with the "blue wave" confirmed in the Senate and House of Representatives. President Donald Trump attributed the defeat to the war in Iran and some Republican candidates. Trump stated in a Fox News interview that Democrats "did a good job" and "fought well," but insisted the results were not a referendum on his administration, including the Iran war, though he acknowledged the likely impact of rising fuel prices. He argued that incumbent presidents rarely win midterms and claimed he was not on the ballot, saying "we would have won by a landslide" if he had been. Democrats won Senate seats in South Carolina, Texas, and Kansas, marking historic breakthroughs in strongly Republican states, including Texas's first Democratic statewide victory since 1994 and Kansas's first Democratic senator since 1932. Trump also criticized Fox News for giving space to Democrats and threatened to use his veto power against a Democratic majority.