The key facts

  • On November 3, Democrats won a majority in both chambers of the US Congress
  • Carlson declared that 'the Trump era is over,' linking the defeat to the war in Iran
  • Trump and Vance also named the war with Iran among the causes; Trump cited fuel prices primarily

The elections changed the balance in Congress

On November 3, congressional elections were held in the United States, in which the Democratic Party won a majority in both the upper and lower chambers. This defeat of the Republicans has already prompted public assessments within the party itself and its allied camp, as reported by Gazeta.Ru.

Carlson: 'the Trump era is over'

Journalist Tucker Carlson, on air on his YouTube channel declared that voters' rejection of the Republicans was 'complete' and amounted to a rejection of Trump. 'Last night the Trump era ended. We are finished. Whatever happens outside the country or within it, this is the end of an entire epoch. You could mark it on your calendar. Trumpism is over,' he said. According to Carlson, everyone in the US knew the Republicans would be 'destroyed' in the elections because of the war in Iran; he also claims that the US went 'bankrupt' because of the conflict, and that Trump 'chose' Israel over his own country.

Different explanations for the defeat

The politicians themselves who featured in the campaign explain the outcome differently and in various ways. Trump named high fuel prices as the main cause of the defeat, but at the same time acknowledgedthat the war with Iran also affected the results. Vice President JD Vance, in turn, called the conflict with Iran the main reason for the midterm election loss. Thus, the war with Iran appears in all sides' explanations; only the emphasis differs: Trump puts fuel prices first, while Vance and Carlson emphasize the conflict itself.

What is known and what remains unclear

For now, these are statements from participants in the events, not an established analytical conclusion: the publication does not provide official vote-count results broken down by state and does not record the White House's reaction to Carlson's remarks. Separately, Gazeta.Ru mentions that Dmitry Medvedev earlier assessed the impact of the Republican Party's defeat on Russia; the content of that assessment is not disclosed in the article. There is no data yet in available publications about the practical consequences of the change of majority in both chambers — for legislation and the administration's work.