Future of Donald Trump's MAGA movement questioned after midterms backlash

ABC News Australia · Brad Ryan · 2026-11-05 19:29 UTC

The US midterms result raises a glaring question: Is this the beginning of the end for Donald Trump's MAGA movement?

In late July, US President Donald Trump lionised Republican senator Lindsey Graham's life in a touching eulogy at the National Cathedral in Washington DC, describing him as a "fixture of American politics" and a "force to be reckoned with".

"He was a man who gave America the full measure of his good and mighty heart, until that heart itself just gave out," the president said.

Graham's death was sudden, unexpected and created a problem for Republicans.

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