Trump’s Republicans lost the House and Senate in midterm elections. What could it mean for Canada?

BNN Bloomberg · Spencer Van Dyk · 2026-11-04 20:55 UTC

While Canada and the U.S. remain embroiled in an extended trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump suffered a huge domestic blow Tuesday, as the Democrats swept the midterm elections, taking control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

OTTAWA — While Canada and the U.S. remain embroiled in an extended trade war, U.S. President Donald Trump suffered a huge domestic blow Tuesday, as the Democrats swept the midterm elections, taking control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The vote saw several long-held Republican states flip to the Democrats in a major rebuke of the president and his policies.

Trump does, however, still hold veto power, and has threatened to use it.

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