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President Trump made the 2026 midterms all about him - and the Iran war and economic undertow took their toll.

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President Trump made the 2026 midterms all about him - and the Iran war and economic undertow took their toll.

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President Donald Trump made his first in-person appearance since Democrats’ landslide victory in the midterm elections at the site of his White House ballroom, where he spoke at length about his renovation projects in Washington

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President Trump made clear that he will assert his veto power once Democrats take over Congress. As the results came in, the president posted a photo of a red hat with “VETO” on it. A White House post Wednesday was captioned “PSA: TRUMP IS STILL YOUR PRESIDENT.”