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Opinion: Midterm results were a rejection of Trump, not just high prices
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President Donald Trump speaks during a Police Week dinner in the White House Rose Garden, May 11, 2026. Credit: Photo: Molly Riley / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work
It’s predictable that many will want to underplay or rationalize the mid-term election results. That would be sheer escapism.