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Thursday, November 05, 2026

WASHINGTON, Nov 4 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump faced pressure from Republicans on Wednesday to change course after a midterm election rout handed Democrats control of Congress and voters rejected his handpicked candidates in key races.

Republican allies and strategists called for Trump to shake up his White House personnel, restore discipline and scrap policies they blamed for the losses, including the Iran war and tariffs, as his presidency enters its final years.

Veteran Republican strategist John Feehery called the results a "huge disaster" for Trump.

"He needs to clean house," Feehery said. "Every day from this point forward, he's becoming more and more lame."

But Trump showed little indication that he viewed the election outcome as a reason to change direction.

"I don't view it as a hit on me," he told Fox News late on Tuesday.

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"Inside the White House, senior aides were bracing for staff departures, possible Cabinet changes and Democratic investigations, according to a senior official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

"It absolutely sucks to be here right now," the official said. "Morale is as low as it can get."

The official said internal polling had warned six weeks before the election that Republicans were headed for losses in both chambers, but Trump refused to change course on Iran despite warnings about the political consequences.

"Ultimately, he just didn't care," the official said. "He refused to listen to anyone."

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Ultimately this, and everything else, is to him about him and him only.

There's still that PM job in Israel if the heat gets too hot in this kitchen.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-11-05 01:01 PM | Reply

Repubs Call for Trump to Change Course After Massacre

They act like they have no role to play in his continued actions. They can join with democrats to change his behavior!

#2 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2026-11-05 01:07 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

This is 2 mins of Deliciousness!

The Midterms
Jesse Welles

www.youtube.com

"I saw Elon leaving Austin fat and hunchbacked, strange and pale. A half a
billion dollar lesson that them Texans ain't for sale.

The ghost of Lindsey Graham came riding on a seven headed drone. Flew right down to the golden golf cart.

Whispered, "Donald, listen close. You can threaten civilizations, kill civilians, and just laugh. You can exterminate races, put folks into cages, but you just can't [F... ] with gas."

Mitch McConnell sat there speechless, but that's kind of his new thing. Who would have ever thought Iran would go and change out our regime.

Ah, the eyeliner was running as JD watched the blue storm. He was swearing in the first jihadist to ever want healthcare reform for that Temu Patton Hegseth crawled to Tennessee and begged.

But the greatest military defeat in US history had a hold of both his legs.

All the tech lords donned their banjos, their suspenders, and craft beers as they dusted off their pronouns, seeing that the end was near.

And they wondered how they'd manage to destroy the planet first. They said, "What about China? China's what about us? Always seemed a whole lot worse."

And the people said they did it. It's a good start. Sure enough. I've had the dream before and my head's still sore.

But y'all should probably lawyer up."

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2026-11-05 01:33 PM | Reply

@#2 ... They act like they have no role to play in his continued actions. ...

They were the enablers of Pres Trump.

If they had not realized that before this election, then I'd say it may be questionable why they are even working in the White House.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-05 01:46 PM | Reply

... Republican allies and strategists called for Trump to shake up his White House personnel ...

Marco Rubio Might Quit Trump Admin to Launch 2028 Presidency Bid After GOP Midterm Rout: Report
www.ibtimes.com

... Secretary of State Marco Rubio might soon quit the Trump administration to launch a bid for the presidency in 2028, especially after the party's rout in the midterms on Tuesday, according to a new report.

British outlet The Independent cited insiders in the U.S. and the UK who have increasing expectations for Rubio to leave the government, with one saying he needs to "distance himself from the Iran war and pin that one on Trump."

"It makes complete sense for him to step down and leave the administration," the source added, claiming that Rubio is the "leading candidate at the moment" and ahead of Vice President JD Vance. ...


#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-05 03:01 PM | Reply

But but but, it's not about him! It's all the bad candidates the Republicans picked.

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

#6 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-11-05 03:13 PM | Reply

Republicans have a serious problem to deal with first.

There is a vote waiting for them when they return to Congress.

Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky planning to trigger a vote on a privileged resolution containing eight articles of impeachment when Congress returns next week.

#7 | Posted by donnerboy at 2026-11-05 03:18 PM | Reply

It's gonna take more than tinkering if the pistol whipped Republicans ever get serious about addressing their monumental case of the political clap.

#8 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-11-05 03:34 PM | Reply

@#8 ... It's gonna take more than tinkering if the pistol whipped Republicans ever get serious ...

Yup.

For starters, they will need to grow a spine.

Stated differently, it will be interesting to see how many Republicans start standing up to Pres Trump in the coming months ...

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-05 03:48 PM | Reply

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