President Donald Trump congratulated Democrats after they won control of the U.S. House and Senate in Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to DC News Now, Colombia One and Japan Today^4,7,8.

Trump, speaking to CBS News as carried by The Hill via DC News Now, said his message was congratulations and that he looked forward to working with Democrats⁴. He told Fox News that Democrats did a good job and that voters did not like the Republican candidates, according to the same account^4,8.

On Fox, Trump said he did not view the result as a personal hit and that he could work with Democrats on many things, Japan Today reported⁸. He also said Democrats could send bills he would return with a veto⁸.

Trump posted on Truth Social that he was not on the ballot and that Republicans would have won if he had been, according to DC News Now, Colombia One and Japan Today^4,7,8. A White House official, quoted by Japan Today, said candidate quality mattered⁸.

Trump also tied part of the loss to the war with Iran^1,8,10. Japan Today and Middle East Eye reported he said Iran was a piece of the result while defending the campaign^8,10. Middle East Eye said he told the Wall Street Journal he did the right thing and would do it again¹⁰. Al Jazeera said he argued voters were not ready for short-term gasoline-price effects¹.

In Tehran, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote that Americans said no to war, Middle East Eye reported¹⁰. Al Jazeera’s world-reaction roundup was not fully readable from the page, so other foreign-government comments were not independently confirmed here¹.

Mexico News Daily, writing before polls closed, cited Integralia Consultores saying a Democratic Congress would raise oversight of Trump but might not reduce pressure on Mexico over security, trade and migration³. PIX11 asked whether Trump endorsements helped candidates; its full report was not readable². KHON2, FOX 8 Cleveland and France 24 carried matching headlines on Trump’s congratulations; France 24’s video page did not yield a transcript^5,6,9.

What remains unsettled is how a Democratic Congress will use oversight and spending power, and whether Trump will change policy on Iran, trade or immigration. Certified margins in remaining races were still coming in^7,8.

Sources

1. Al Jazeera‘Seismic shift’: World reacts to US midterm election resultsNov 4, 6:24 AM
2. PIX11Midterm election results: Did Trump-endorsed candidates win?Nov 3, 11:22 PM
3. Mexico News DailyHow might the results of today’s midterm elections in the United States impact Mexico?Nov 3, 5:46 PM
4. DC News NowTrump congratulates Democrats after midterm rompNov 4, 5:42 AM
5. KHON2Trump congratulates Democrats after midterm rompNov 4, 12:35 AM

FOX 8 Cleveland · Colombia One · Japan Today+2 moreHide

1. FOX 8 ClevelandTrump congratulates Democrats after midterm rompNov 4, 1:10 AM
2. Colombia OneTrump Acknowledges Republican Defeat in US Midterm ElectionsNov 4, 6:34 AM
3. Japan TodayTrump congratulates Democrats on midterms, says Iran war played roleNov 4, 4:48 AM
4. France 24Midterms: Trump acknowledges role of Iran war, congratulates DemsNov 4, 6:13 AM
5. Middle East Eye'I think a part of it was Iran': Trump acknowledges war's impact on midterm election lossesNov 4, 6:37 AM

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