CNBC: Mitchell Reiss on Trump and Republican losses in the mid-term elections
4 November 2026
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I think the president does have leeway. He certainly has more leeway over the next 90 days, before the Democrats get sworn in on January 20th, and I think that will see him much more active in foreign policy because traditionally lame duck presidents when they're hemmed in at home, turn to foreign policy because they do have more manoeuvrable room."

