Midterms: Trump acknowledges role of Iran war, congratulates Dems

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: © France 24 06:32 Issued on: 04/11/2026 - 12:13 President Donald Trump acknowledged on Wednesday that the US-Israeli war on ​Iran ‌played a role in his party's sweeping ⁠defeat in the midterm elections, as Democrats won control of the House of ‌Representatives and the Senate. "I think a part of it ⁠was Iran," Trump told Fox News in an interview in which he also praised the Democrats for their campaign. France 24's Wassim Cornet has more. Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa Video content Video Africa