Expert: Trump Could Become a "Lame Duck" After the Midterm Elections
Geopolitics expert Māris Andžāns says a Republican setback in the US Congressional midterm elections would make it harder for Donald Trump to pursue his agenda. The vote takes place on Tuesday, 3 November.
US President Donald Trump would find it considerably harder to pursue his political course if Republicans suffer a defeat in the US Congressional midterm elections. This is what Māris Andžāns, director of the Geopolitical Research Centre and associate professor at Riga Stradiņš University in Latvia, told the news portal Jauns.lv. In his assessment, Trump could in that case become a so-called "lame duck".
Voting on Tuesday
The US Congressional midterm elections will be held on Tuesday, 3 November. Millions of Americans are expected to go to the polls.
What the expert explains
In the interview, Andžāns addresses several questions: what the US midterm elections actually are, why they matter specifically to Trump, and whether their outcome could influence the US stance toward Latvia.
The source does not provide further details on how the election result might affect relations with Latvia, but this question is among those the expert covers in his explanation.
