James Moore: Trump and tariffs had a bad night. A tariff deal makes little sense now

CTV News · James Moore · 2026-11-05 17:27 UTC

There is no sugarcoating the results of the midterm elections in the United States for President Donald Trump and his administration.

James Moore is a former federal cabinet minister from B.C. under prime minister Stephen Harper and is a contributing columnist for CTVNews.ca.

VANCOUVER — There is no sugarcoating the results of the midterm elections in the United States for President Donald Trump and his administration.

This was an astonishing and vast repudiation of the president. When Republicans lose in South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Texas, Kansas, Iowa, and Georgia solidifies as a blue state, it is impossible not to affirm that a judgment has been made by the American voters on Donald Trump’s leadership.

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