Trump says he’ll respect US midterm results if elections are ‘honest’
US President Donald Trump says he will respect the results of the November 3 midterm elections if they are ‘honest’. The midterm elections will determine which party controls Congress, with a Democratic victory potentially limiting Trump’s power.
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would respect the results of next week’s US midterms “if they’re honest elections,” in a fresh hint at baseless claims of mass voter fraud. Speaking as he headed to Texas to campaign, Trump added that he would work with Democrats if Republicans lose control of Congress but warned that as president he had a “strong” veto on legislation.
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Trump's comments come as his administration files legal challenges to Democrat-led US states over election integrity.
The musician and outspoken critic of the president is suing for $10m in reputational damages – six years after a settlement in which Trump agreed not to use the song again Neil Young is suing Donald Trump’s political action committee Trump 47 Committee Inc for $10m (£7.47m) over alleged copyright infringement of his song Rockin’ in the Free World after the US president used it as walk-up music in recent midterm election rallies. Trump settled, promising, according to Young’s suit, that his organisation “would never again use Rockin’ in the Free World without a license and permission from…
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President John Dramani Mahama has congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election, expressing confidence that the outcome will provide an opportunity to deepen relations between Ghana and Brazil and strengthen cooperation among countries in the Global South. Lula secured another term after defeating Flávio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party in Brazil’s presidential runoff election on Sunday, October 25, 2026.