Columnist says midterm losses could push Trump toward riskier foreign policy
The Guardian's editorial board warns that Republican defeat could prompt the president to new excesses abroad, though history offers some guidance.
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What happened
Democrats won control of Congress in the US midterm elections, a result that seemed far larger than many had expected. The Guardian's editorial board argues that the drubbing Republicans received could still drive Donald Trump toward new excesses in foreign policy, since lame duck presidents often turn abroad to escape domestic trouble.
Why it matters
The writers say the world is waiting anxiously to see how a weakened president with new congressional limits on his power will act.
Coverage
- Opinion | The Bell Tolls for Trumpism (The New York Times)
- Video: Opinion | ‘Trump Could Be the Gift That Keeps on Giving’ (The New York Times)
- As Australia ponders how to deal with a castrated Trump administration, one lesson is clear: ‘It’s the economy, stupid’ (The Guardian)
- Video: Opinion | ‘Tired of Stupidity and Ballrooms and Wars’ (The New York Times)
- Opinion | America Sends a Resounding Message (The New York Times)
- Opinion | Trump Wanted Democrats to Win (The New York Times)
- The great sleeping giant of America has awakened (The Guardian)
- Both sides of the Atlantic sense more hope: voters are drawn to the ‘politics of love’ (The Guardian)
- The Guardian view on the US midterms: joy for Democrats, a rout for Republicans and a reprieve for democracy (The Guardian)
- The elected now face the challenge of governing (religionnews.com)
- Trump’s billionaire-blue collar coalition has been smashed by class politics (The Guardian)
- The pollsters had got it wrong on the US midterms, said Nige. That aged well (The Guardian)
- Martin Rowson on the US midterm election results (The Guardian)
- Opinion | Trump Has Been Thumped. That Doesn’t Make Him Any Less Dangerous. (The New York Times)
- A Night of Pure Trumpenfreude (The Atlantic)
- ‘A historic beatdown’: Americans take back their country in rebuke to Trump (The Guardian)
- Opinion | ‘Decency Won’: 9 Writers on the Best and Worst Moments From Trump’s Midterm Rout (The New York Times)
- Video: Opinion | ‘The Beginning of the End of Trumpism’ (The New York Times)
- ‘Democrats need to not blow it’: our panel reacts to the historic midterms (The Guardian)
- Red and blue America have united in their hatred for Donald Trump (The Guardian)
- Opinion | The American People Have Repudiated Trump (The New York Times)
- American voters finally said ‘enough’ to Donald Trump (The Guardian)
- Opinion | ‘Trump Has Led His Party Deep Into the Political Wilderness’: Opinion Writers Break Down the Midterms (The New York Times)
- Trump Will Not Take Any of This Lightly (The Atlantic)
- The US midterms will test the limits of Trump’s power (Al Jazeera)
- These midterms could effectively end the Trump era – but neither side is yet ready for what comes next (The Guardian)
- Opinion | Brace Yourself for an ‘Unusual Election’ (The New York Times)
- Guardian writer argues Democrats should not drop accountability for Trump
- Guardian and former ambassador warn a weakened Trump may escalate abroad
- Writers warn a defeated Trump may pose greater foreign policy risks
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