Democrats Control Congress, Set to Limit Trump's Asia Policy
On 4 November, analysts said that after Democrats won control of both chambers on 27 October, they were poised to curb President Donald Trump’s unilateral foreign actions, including policies toward Iran, Ukraine, Israel and overall military spending, which could affect the United States’ approach to Asia. The victory followed weeks of attention from Asia-Pacific governments, which had been watching the U. S. midterm elections for possible changes to trade tariffs and security cooperation, according to regional observers.
Earlier commentary noted that while the Democratic majority would increase congressional oversight of Trump’s foreign policy, the president would retain broad authority, leaving the exact direction of U. S. policy toward China, trade and regional security uncertain.
