MAGA turns on Trump after midterm losses

Republicans suffered their worst electoral defeat in decades in Tuesday's midterms, prompting supporters of President Donald Trump's MAGA movement to question whether he has become a liability. The Democratic sweep delivered decisive congressional majorities and dealt a major setback to the movement. Interviews with activists, influencers and strategists show the movement turning its anger inward, with supporters blaming Republican leaders, Trump's advisers and sometimes the president himself for broken promises on living costs and the Iran war. Trump responded by promoting Stephen Miller to chief of staff, doubling down on the movement's anti-immigration core. Election denial claims have largely vanished, and some factions say MAGA is stale or dead, while others urge a return to populist basics. Democrats won every statewide race in Texas, and Republicans may not recapture the Senate until 2032.