但总统仍拥有否决权，他可以借此在关税、伊朗战争或对乌克兰援助等问题上强行推行自己的政策。美国大选由外交政策决定，这种情况实属罕见。唐纳德·特朗普对伊朗的战争以及国际关税，被认为在通胀压力中发挥了关键作用，正是这些压力促使如此多的美国人在周二投票反对他所在的政党——这被形容为共和党的“世代性溃败”。
But the president still has veto power, which he can wield to dictate policy over tariffs, the war in Iran or aid for Ukraine In a rare occurrence, a US election may have actually been decided by foreign policy. Donald Trump’s war in Iran and international tariffs are seen as playing a key role in the inflationary pressures that drove so many Americans to vote against his party on Tuesday in what has been described as a “generational wipeout” for the Republicans.
而在未来几个月，随着民主党人强势夺回国会控制权，总统在这些政策上将面临严重阻力：对部分高级特使和五角大楼承包商的调查威胁、围绕伊朗战争相关预算的激烈争斗，以及对美国与以色列等盟友关系的更严格审视。
And in the coming months, the president is going to face severe headwinds on those policies as Democrats storm back into control of Congress, threatening investigations of some of his top envoys and Pentagon contractors, big fights over budgets linked to the Iran war, and greater scrutiny of US relationships with allies such as Israel.