United States: Trump suffers a heavy defeat, Democrats regain control of Congress

Donald Trump's Republican camp is still struggling to come to terms with the crushing defeat inflicted by the opposition in the US midterm elections. Indeed, the Democrats succeeded in taking control of both houses of the US Congress.

A debacle that the American president acknowledged but refuses to take responsibility for. "I wasn't on the ballot and, if I had been, we would have won a landslide victory," he declared on his Truth social network.

The White House occupant acknowledged that the Iranian conflict had contributed to his side's losses, while maintaining that he had no regrets. "I did what was right. I would do it again," he asserted, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Former US President Barack Obama welcomed the result, stating that voters had "sent a clear message" by giving Democrats control of both houses of Congress. He spoke of his party laying the groundwork for the future.

"Even though this administration still has two years to serve, our task now is to roll up our sleeves, make changes wherever we have the power, prevent the situation from deteriorating further, and lay the foundations for the future," he concluded.

Nearly 250 million voters were called to the polls to choose, among others, members of the House of Representatives, a third of the senators, and governors in 36 states.

Cheick Omar Ouedraogo