WASHINGTON: Donald Trump faced a radically transformed and hostile political landscape on Wednesday after US voters handed control of Congress to the Democrats in a stunning rebuke to his presidency.
The result was a personal humiliation for the 80-year-old Trump as a Democratic wave swept into his Republican heartland, boosted by anger at soaring energy costs and his costly, dragging war with Iran.
The Democratic capture of both the Senate and the House of Representatives signals an end to Trump's stranglehold on US politics and gives Democrats the power to block legislation, launch investigations into Trump's administration and thwart his appointments.
The results reflected deep frustration over the cost of living, tariffs and Trump's war with Iran, which has sent fuel prices soaring and compounded dissatisfaction with an already deeply unpopular president.
