It’s not a stretch of the imagination to say that last week’s midterm election was one the most embarrassing moments of President Donald Trump’s political life. At the time of writing, Democrats have flipped 44 House seats and seven Senate seats, earning a commanding majority in both houses of Congress for the first time since 2020. The results have ushered in a slew of commentary about the state of Trump’s Make America Great Again movement, how last week’s outcome could impact the political future of Vice President JD Vance heading into the 2028 presidential election cycle and whether the United States is returning to a sense of normality after a decade in which Trump upended American political life.
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