2026 midterms: 'Trump has many levers to disrupt the election, but far fewer means to turn defeat into victory'
Le Monde · 15 Oct 2026

2026 midterms: 'Trump has many levers to disrupt the election, but far fewer means to turn defeat into victory'

The US president will likely not be able to 'steal' the November 3 midterm elections. However, he is expected to revive the narrative of electoral illegitimacy in order to make the 2028 presidential election a contest for revenge, writes US specialist Lauric Henneton in this op-ed for Le Monde.


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