US midterms: 'Most Americans' in London celebrating Donald Trump's election disaster

They also flipped numerous seats in states including Kentucky, New Jersey, Indiana and North Carolina to regain control of the House for the first time since 2023.Lord Sadiq Khan slammed Donald Trump after Republican losses in the US midtermsPA ArchiveThe midterms were seen as a referendum on the US president with the scale of the Democrat victory reflecting deep voter discontent over the cost of living, tariffs and high energy prices fuelled by the Iran war he launched with Israel earlier this year.Speaking to The London Standard as the results came in, John Scardino, of Democrats Abroad UK, said: “There are a couple of takeaways from this.“Number one, I think this is a repudiation of Trump's policies and behaviour.Democrat supporters react to midterm election results in favour of US Senator Jon Ossoff in Atlanta, Georgia AFP/Getty“He made promises and people voted for him based on those promises back in the election of 2024. Number one obviously was to get the economy on the right track, lowering prices and making living expenses more affordable. He hasn't done that.”He added: “In fact, he's done exactly the opposite by breaking his second promise, which was no new wars..by starting a war with Iran.”Mr Scardino described Trump as “technically a lame duck president”, having lost the power to push legislation through Congress.Read MoreAsked whether most Americans in London were Democrats or Republicans, he added: “The conventional wisdom is that Americans overseas, if you take out the military that are serving on bases around the UK and overseas, generally speaking, the civilian population of Americans tends to be Left, more liberal, Democratic leaning.”John Scardino of Democrats Abroad UKDemocrats AbroadPressed whether this meant most Americans in the UK capital would be celebrating the midterm results, he added: “Certainly.”Jennifer Ewing, of Republicans Overseas UK, said the heavy losses for her party were “100% a referendum and a rejection of many of the Trump policies”. She told LBC Radio: “The problem that happened is that Trump ran on being a populist, ran on an America First agenda, of close the border. He gets an A plus for that, but of cost of living and of no new wars in the Middle East.“So where are we? We've got a cost of living problem, and we're in a war with Iran. Jennifer Ewing of Republican Overseas UKRepublican Overseas UK“So the voters, including a lot of Republicans, have turned around and said, ‘No, it's not good enough. You know, we lent you our vote’.”She explained further: “Many of the independents did. Young people did. Hispanics did. And they took those votes away. Many people didn't show up. “But this was 100% a referendum and a rejection of many of the Trump policies.”Pressed whether she had some sympathy with Trump, she added: “No. He should not have gone to war with Iran.”