# Did Trump’s Pakistan pivot cost him support in the US midterms?

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/did-trumps-pakistan-pivot-cost-him-support-in-the-us-midterms/
- Published: 2026-11-15T12:01:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T12:18:22+00:00
- Original publisher: Middle East Eye (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/did-trump-pakistan-pivot-cost-him-support-us-midterms
- Topics: Americas, Asia, Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Some Pakistani American Trump voters say they switched to Democrats.
- They cite his failure to secure Imran Khan’s release.
- Their influence may be significant in competitive states.

## Summary

Some Pakistani Americans who supported Donald Trump in 2024 say they backed Democratic candidates in the midterms after he failed to secure Imran Khan’s release and built closer ties with Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir. Their accounts suggest the shift may matter in closely contested states, though the article notes there are no official US voting figures broken down by Pakistani heritage.

The article estimates that about 680,000 people of Pakistani origin lived in the US in 2023, with communities in Michigan and Pennsylvania potentially influential. Pakistani American organisations that had previously rallied behind Trump supported Democrats through events, advocacy and fundraising. Interviewees also cited human rights concerns, military actions, wars and rising oil prices; the supplied article text ends before completing one interviewee’s remarks.

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