Trump blames Republican defeat on hostility towards Israel
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Caasimada Online
Donald Trump says, in an interview with CBS, that growing hostility towards Israel contributed to the Republican Party’s defeat in the midterm elections. According to the Associated Press, the Democrats won 254 seats in the House of Representatives against 162 for the Republicans, and at least seven seats in the Senate.
US President Donald Trump says that growing hostility towards Israel contributed to the Republican Party’s defeat in the midterm elections, according to Caasimada Online, which cites an interview with Trump broadcast on Sunday on CBS’s 60 Minutes. Trump said that voters who had supported him did not like the war or the rise in petrol prices, and that there is “a great animosity” towards Israel.
According to the Associated Press tally, the Democrats won 254 seats in the House of Representatives, against 162 for the Republicans, with the results of other races still pending. They also took at least seven seats in the Senate from the Republicans, in states traditionally considered conservative, such as Texas, Kansas and South Carolina.
The day after the vote, Vice-President JD Vance attributed the defeat to the war in Iran. According to a Pew Research Center poll published in April, 60% of American adults have an unfavourable view of Israel, compared with 53% in 2025.
