# US midterms mark ‘the beginning of the end’ for Trump, John Bolton says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/us-midterms-mark-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-trump-john-bolton-says/
- Published: 2026-11-06T17:26:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T18:58:16+00:00
- Original publisher: France 24 (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte/20261106-us-midterms-mark-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-trump-john-bolton-says
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Bolton says the midterms weaken Trump’s hold on Republicans.
- Trump blamed the result on his absence from the ballot.
- Bolton sees Vance’s Iran comments as positioning for 2028.

## Summary

John Bolton says the US midterm results signal “the beginning of the end” of Donald Trump’s dominance over the Republican Party. He argues that Trump’s focus on personal projects rather than voters’ concerns showed Republicans that he puts himself ahead of the party and its ideas.

Trump said Republicans lost because his name was not on the ballot, but Bolton says Trump repeatedly urged voters to treat him as if it were. Bolton also called Vice President JD Vance’s claim that the Iran war contributed to the defeat “remarkable”, interpreting it as an attempt to distance himself from Trump and appeal to the party’s isolationist wing ahead of a possible 2028 presidential bid.

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