'This is a disaster': Angry Republicans blame Trump for midterms defeat

Image source, ReutersImage caption, The result amounted to a rejection of Trump, one top Republican lobbyist saidByDaniel BushWashington correspondentInside the Republican Party, initial shock at the stunning election results on Tuesday night quickly gave way to anger with US President Donald Trump.After Democrats won upset after upset in deep-red states like Texas, Kansas and South Carolina, some Republicans focused their ire on Trump, arguing that his focus on his legacy and indifference to voter concerns cost the party control of Congress."It's on him. It's not on anybody else. It's a total, complete rejection of President Trump," Bill Miller, a top Republican lobbyist in Texas, told the BBC. "This is a disaster of the first magnitude. Nobody saw it coming like this."Most Republicans expected to lose control of the House and were clear-eyed about the challenge of holding onto the Senate in a tough election cycle that favoured the party out of power. But some said in interviews that Trump dragged them down with unpopular policies, a low job approval rating and obsession over construction projects in Washington."It was just one mistake after another," said Gregg Peppin, a Republic...