Trump Blames Senate for 'Killing Our Country' as Republicans Face Midterm Defeat
The president warned the Senate must act before the lame‑duck session, while the party plans to regroup after the 2026 losses.
President Donald Trump criticized the Senate on Friday evening, saying it is "killing our country" and must act before the lame‑duck session next week, telling reporters in Florida, "The Senate has to act. The Senate is getting nothing passed, and it's just killing our country."
According to The Guardian, Republicans suffered a defeat in the 2026 midterm elections and the party will regroup after that loss.
In Round Rock, Texas Hill Country, 41‑year‑old financial adviser and US Afghanistan veteran Tarik Bakir, who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and Donald Trump in 2024, said he voted for Democrats in the 2026 midterms, expressed dissatisfaction with the Iran war, and described the economy as "OK, but not great" while calling the election a rebuttal to Trump.
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Washington Examiner
Trump rebukes Senate after midterm romp: ‘It’s just killing our country’
President Donald Trump lashed out at the Senate on Friday evening, saying the body is “killing our country” and needs to “act” when it returns for the lame-duck session next week. “The Senate has to act. The Senate is getting nothing passed, and it’s just killing our country,” Trump told reporters Friday in Florida following […]
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The Republican party will regroup after their shellacking in the US midterm elections, but it won’t look the same Walking by a tattoo studio and medical spa on the pretty main street of Round Rock, in Texas Hill Country, Tarik Bakir recalled voting for Barack Obama in 2008 and Donald Trump in 2024. But when it came to the 2026 midterm elections, he was firmly back in the Democrats’ column. “I’m not happy with the Iran war,” said Bakir, 41, a financial adviser who served with the US military in Afghanistan. “The economy’s OK, but not great. This election was a rebuttal to Trump. This time…
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Facts this version was allowed to use
- President Donald Trump criticized the Senate on Friday evening, saying it is "killing our country" and needs to "act" when it returns for the lame-duck session next week.
- President Donald Trump told reporters Friday in Florida: "The Senate has to act. The Senate is getting nothing passed, and it's just killing our country."
- Trump spoke to reporters on Friday evening.
- Trump spoke to reporters in Florida.
- According to The Guardian, the Republican party will regroup after its midterm election defeat.
- Tarik Bakir was walking by a tattoo studio and medical spa on the main street of Round Rock, in Texas Hill Country.
- Tarik Bakir is 41 years old and a financial adviser who served with the US military in Afghanistan.
- Tarik Bakir said he voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and Donald Trump in 2024, and voted for Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections.
- Tarik Bakir said: "I'm not happy with the Iran war."
- Tarik Bakir said: "The economy's OK, but not great. This election was a rebuttal to Trump."
- The midterm elections took place in 2026.
- According to The Guardian, Republicans suffered a defeat in the US midterm elections.
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