‘US Took a Giant Step Back’: Trump Lashes Out After Midterm Rout, Vows Comeback

US President Donald Trump at the Oval Office of the White House.

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US President Donald Trump on Sunday vowed to make a political comeback after his Republican Party suffered a crushing defeat in the midterm elections, losing control of both chambers of Congress.

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The result, widely seen as a repudiation of his presidency, leaves Trump facing a difficult final two years in the White House, with Democrats preparing to use their newly secured congressional majorities to investigate the President, his family and senior administration officials.

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"America took a giant step back in History with the results of the last Election," Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform, claiming that the stock market had also suffered losses following the vote. "But have no fear, we will be back, BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!" he added.

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The Republican defeat in Tuesday's elections has triggered soul-searching within the party, but Trump has shown little sign of retreating.

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On Friday, he appointed his hardline adviser Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff, signalling an aggressive response to the election setback.

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Democrats, meanwhile, have pledged to hold the administration accountable and have indicated that Miller, the architect of Trump's restrictive…

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