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World Reacts to Democrats' Midterm Wins as Trump Keeps Foreign Policy Lead

Daniel CaldwellPublished 2m ago1 min readBased on 6 sources
World Reacts to Democrats' Midterm Wins as Trump Keeps Foreign Policy Lead
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NPR aired a segment on its Weekend Edition program on Sunday, November 8, 2026, on how the U.S. midterm elections were received overseas. The report, credited to Ayesha Rascoe, Charles Maynes and Jennifer Pak, covers how the results are viewed in Moscow and Beijing. NPR

Democrats won the U.S. midterm elections in November, and governments and politicians around the world responded. Reuters

The Kremlin said on Wednesday, after the vote, that Russia hopes President Trump will continue his "peacemaking efforts." Le Monde

The midterms upended Congress, but President Trump still commands foreign policy, according to Reuters. Reuters

Reuters also reported that voters punished Trump in the midterms over rising prices and tariff policies. Reuters Separately, Reuters reported that eight months of conflict had pushed U.S. gasoline prices up ahead of the November vote.

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