British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch told The Independent editor‑in‑chief Geordie Greig that U.S. President Donald Trump “deserved” the heavy defeat suffered by his Republican Party in Tuesday’s 2024 midterm elections.
The midterms, which decide control of Congress, resulted in Democrats winning a majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, flipping at least seven Senate seats and more than two dozen House districts.
Badenoch criticised Trump’s policy direction, saying he “has not been acting in the way that I would consider conservative.” She added that “where is the push for free markets and better trade… rather than protectionism, America first, the squabbling with allies? That’s not what conservatives do.”
She also condemned what she described as Trump’s “dirty” style of politics, arguing that his personal attacks on journalists, political opponents and allies fell below the standards expected of a statesman. Badenoch singled out Trump’s remarks about British opposition leader Keir Starmer and his treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House as “awful.”
When asked whether she preferred Trump or Democratic Vice‑President Kamala Harris in the upcoming 2024 presidential race, Badenoch said, “I would say I like them both equally. Make of that what you will.” She further argued that Trump squandered the broad coalition that helped him win the presidency, including Latino voters and a record number of Black voters for a Republican candidate.
<small>Source: The Sun Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
