Source: Global Times

[Global Times Report] According to the Associated Press and Forbes magazine website, after expressing concerns multiple times about the possibility of the Republican Party losing control of Congress in the midterm elections, US President Trump said in an interview with Reuters on the 15th that he believes the United States "should not even hold" midterm elections in November. The White House later responded, saying that Trump was "just joking" at that time.

The Forbes magazine website reported that Trump, during the interview, claimed that given the many achievements made by his administration during his second term, "if you think about it, we shouldn't even (hold elections) in November."

Trump was interviewed by Reuters at the White House on the 14th, and the interview was released on the 15th. Photo source: foreign media

In response to this statement, White House press secretary Levitt said later on the 15th that Trump's remarks were "purely a joke" and "meant to be humorous," and explained to reporters that his meaning was: "We're doing so well... maybe we should just keep going."

Levitt responded to Trump's comments on the 15th. Photo source: foreign media

The report stated that according to polls and historical patterns, the non-ruling party usually performs better in midterm elections, so the Democrats are expected to expand their advantage in Congress in November. Trump expressed dissatisfaction with this and said, "It involves some kind of deep psychological factors."

Trump had previously stated in December last year that although he believed he had achieved success in the economy over nearly a year in office, his Republican Party might still lose in the congressional midterm elections next year. On January 6 this year, Trump again told a meeting of Republican lawmakers in Washington that the Republicans must win this year's congressional election, i.e., the midterm election, otherwise he could face impeachment by Democrats.

The US midterm elections are scheduled for this November, when all seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate seats will be up for re-election. In the current context of increasing partisan divisions, if the Republicans lose majority status in either the House or the Senate, it will affect Trump's subsequent governance.

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