Kemi Badenoch, identified in the source as the leader of the UK Conservative Party, criticised US President Donald Trump on Saturday in London after the Republican Party suffered losses in the United States midterm elections.
Badenoch said Trump “deserved the defeat,” arguing that his style of politics – “insulting people every day” – was a key factor in the outcome. “You cannot win elections by insulting people every day,” she told reporters.
The midterm results saw Republicans lose key seats in both the US House of Representatives and the Senate, while Democrats gained control of several states that had backed Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
According to Badenoch, Trump “refused to listen to advice” and alienated independent voters, turning the election into a personal showcase rather than a focus on the electorate. “When you make everything about you, you will lose. Americans did not vote against the Republican Party. They voted against your arrogance,” she added.
Badenoch concluded that the UK Conservative Party has taken a lesson from the US outcome, noting that “a party cannot win if it only talks to its base.”
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
