Democrats Seize Congress, Voters React with Alarm
Midterm results under Trump's presidency give Democrats control, sparking sharp criticism from Republicans and ordinary Americans.
Democrats won the Senate and the House in the US midterm elections, taking control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump’s presidency.
People in the United States responded, with BBC News headlines noting that Democrats ‘got their wish’ while angry Republicans called the outcome ‘This is a disaster’.
Some Republicans told the BBC that the president’s focus on his legacy and indifference to voter concerns cost them the midterms.
Original reporting
BBC News
'This is a disaster': Angry Republicans blame Trump for midterms defeat
Some Republicans tell the BBC the president's focus on his legacy and indifference to voter concerns cost them.
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Democrats 'got their wish': Voters react to midterm results
People in the US react after the Democrats won the Senate and the House, taking control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency.
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Democrats won the Senate and the House in the US midterm elections, taking control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency.
- People in the US reacted to the midterm results.
- Democrats 'got their wish', according to the BBC News headline on voter reactions to the midterm results.
- 'This is a disaster', according to the BBC News headline quoting angry Republicans.
- Some Republicans told the BBC that the president's focus on his legacy and indifference to voter concerns cost them the midterms.
- Donald Trump is the US president.
- The Democrats are a US political party.
- The Republicans are a US political party.
- BBC News reported the reactions.
- The events took place in the United States.
- The midterm elections took place during Donald Trump's presidency.
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