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Democrats seize Congress as Trump refuses to take blame

President Donald Trump had rare praise for rival Democrats Tuesday after their stunning US midterm elections victory and admitted the Iran war may have played a part in the defeat of his Republican Party.

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00:00The Democrats won control of the U.S. House in addition to the U.S. Senate delivering a shocking, decisive
00:06rebuke of Republican governors in Washington
00:09and ushering in a new era of congressional resistance to Trump.
00:13The midterm elections chills the channel voters' deep frustrations over high prices, the Iran war, and concerns over government corruption.
00:21Democrats routed their rivals across the map from Texas to Iowa to New Hampshire, including states Trump won by double
00:28digits just two years ago.
00:30Democratic control will profoundly reshape Trump's final two years in office and likely hamstring his agenda.
00:35Democrats flip at least seven Senate seats in red-dominated states and battlegrounds alike.
00:40In the House, Democrats flip more than two dozen districts, some that voted for Trump by double digits in 2024.
00:47Meanwhile, Trump had a rare prize for his rival Democrat Tuesday.
00:51He refused to take any personal responsibility for the results that appends the final two years of his presidency,
00:57instead of trying to shift the blame to his fellow Republicans.
01:00Among notable Democrat figures include Abdul El-Sayed, who won elections to U.S. Senate from Michigan,
01:07with Ilan Omar securing her seat in Minnesota for the fifth time.

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