‘Thrilled, scared but hopeful’: readers react to historic Democratic victory in US midterms

After bruising midterm results, President Trump will want to show he can still shake the world, the BBC's international editor writes.

Voters have delivered a damning verdict on Donald Trump’s presidency with this Congressional landslide Bitter experience made Democrats wary of believing that the blue wave predicted by polls would materialise. What arrived was not just victory but a rout: control of Congress and a Republican wipeout. It was an astounding humiliation for a president whose political brand is power. Donald Trump won it back in 2024 by promising voters lower prices and no foreign wars. He lost it by launching an il

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