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The loss of his Republican Party majority to the Democratic Party in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections has left President Donald Trump looking like a lame duck to many in the last two years of his tenure — a particularly unfortunate turn of events, given his first name. However, while the Democrats taking control of both chambers of Congress has meant that Trump’s ability to dictate domestic policy through legislation has effectively ended, there is nothing cartoonish about this continued ability to dictate U.S. moves abroad. Trump retains the legal authority…
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