To paraphrase Donald Trump, not many Republicans were aware there is a T in Tsunami.
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Republicans → paraphrase → Tsunami
John Bailey, Canterbury
Well, he did want to turn the reflecting pool blue.
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he → want → pool
Now that the reflecting pool has been refurbished, perhaps it might present the perfect opportunity for Don to have a good look at himself?
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Don → reflect → himself
Philip Sheridan, Kiama
Americans finally get the chance to show intelligence and responsibility (“Democrats take Congress as US voters reject Trump”, November 5).
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voters → get → Trump
It’s not really surprising to me that Donald Trump appears to be calmly accepting the result of the midterm elections, as it won’t really impact him personally and may reduce any responsibility he feels to worry about solving the Iran and Ukraine “wars”.
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he → ’ → wars
He still has judges in the Supreme Court largely chosen by him, can issue executive orders rather than seek Congress approval for any actions he wishes to take, veto any legislation proposed by Congress and, most importantly to him, continue to build personal wealth for two more years through his actions.
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he → have → actions
While I am pleased that Trump’s MAGA has been soundly defeated, I still fear for the future of the USA.
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I → defeat → USA
Will the Democrats pour all their energy into impeaching Trump or getting him imprisoned as they did previously, or will they actually use their influence to create a better USA and a better world?
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they → pour → USA
Considering their track record, I am not confident.
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I → consider → record
The Democrats have won the Senate and House.
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Democrats → win → Senate
They don’t take their places until January, so Trump has two months to create havoc.
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Trump → take → havoc
Once the Democrats have Congress, Trump still has the presidency and is still backed, supported and manipulated by those who wrote Project 2025.
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who → have → Project
The US Supreme Court is still controlled by judges politically appointed and willing to make decisions based on politics and severe conservatism rather than good law.
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Court → control → politics
Trump still has his inexplicable and unexplained subservience to Putin.
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Trump → have → Putin
It is a very good thing the Democrats have had a big win, but there’s a lot it doesn’t change.
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it → have → win
Trump has been clobbered, and the clinking of champagne glasses can be heard all around the world.
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clinking → clobber → world
A few unanswered questions: will the Dems open up the US borders?
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Dems → open → borders
Will the new, and largely unknown, senators handle the intoxication of power?
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senators → handle → power
And will Trump stroll off into the sunset to spend his accrued money, or will they lasso him?
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they → stroll → him
American presidents can pardon anyone for almost anything, but not themselves.
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presidents → pardon → anything
If the Democrat-controlled US government starts investigations into corruption in the Trump administration, Trump might suddenly have a health crisis and resign the presidency.
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Trump → control → presidency
The newly installed President Vance could then pardon Trump for all and any crimes that might have been committed.
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that → instal → all
Lindsay Foyle, Stanmore
It is noteworthy that Trump didn’t try to claim election fraud again, like his mate Benjamin Netanyahu did in Israel.
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Trump → try → Israel
As the historian Anne Applebaum recently tweeted, “If the victory is decisive enough, even cheaters can’t contest it”.
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cheaters → tweet → it
Matt Golding takes the cake with his lame duck presidential retreat.
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Golding → take → retreat
Geoff Nilon, Mascot
I rarely watch daytime television unless it is cricket, football or tennis.
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it → watch → television
However, if all daytime television was as exciting as the coverage of the US midterm voting on Wednesday afternoon, I could become addicted.
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I → become → afternoon
Robyn Lewis, Raglan
Democracy trumps money
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Democracy → trump → money
It seems that Donald Trump should have listened to the words of those great British philosophers, John, Paul, George and Ringo, who sagely declared that “money can’t buy me love” (“All the money said Republicans would win.
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Republicans → seem → love
They blew it”, November 5).
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They → blow → it
After the elation of US democracy prevailing against billionaire bribes, the rejection of needless international aggression and the deployment of ICE in multicultural communities, the sobering questions are how will the leaderless Democrats unify?
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Democrats → prevail → communities
And what part of Trumpism can they dismantle first?
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they → dismantle → Trumpism
I hope that this huge mandate is not squandered just in political revenge that only affects Washington DC.
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that → hope → DC
Jo Rainbow, Orange
You really have to ask yourself, don’t you?
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you → have → yourself
I mean, if you can’t buy an election, what’s the point of being a trillionaire?
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point → mean → election
Robert Hosking, Paddington
Onus on the Democrats
The US election was held in the shadow of Trump’s relentless assault on voting.
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election → hold → voting
Trump will remain a disruptor.
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Trump → remain → ?
However, the result demands that the new House and Senate majorities focus on governing and engage only in investigations that are appropriate and avoid the uselessness of revenge.
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that → demand → revenge
Democrats can use this victory to strengthen a more ambitious agenda for the long term.
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Democrats → use → term
Republicans should now recognise, and embrace, the real message of this moment, that the people want effective, reliable, citizen-focused, bipartisan governance (“Republicans must break from Trump”, November 5).
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Republicans → recognise → Trump
…and 69 more, not listed.
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