The clear defeat of the Republican Party in the US mid-term elections, notably the loss of its majority in the Senate and the House of Representatives, portrays the widespread discontent and rejection felt by various sectors of American society towards the Trump Administration’s reactionary and warmongering policies and their disastrous consequences.
First and foremost, the rejection of its domestic policy, which is clearly class-based and racist, with the worsening of living conditions, cuts to the already meagre social services, in stark contrast to the vast handouts to big business and the colossal spending on arms and war, the exploitation to which workers are subjected, the violent repression of the increasingly impoverished popular strata, and the obscene enrichment of the multimillionaire ruling class. This rejection extends to its warmongering policies, in particular the military aggression by the US and Israel against Iran, the US’s continued support for the genocide carried out by Israel in Palestine, and its fascist and aggressive offensive against numerous countries in Latin America, notably against Cuba. Given its significance, Trump’s defeat represents a setback for the aims of the most reactionary and fascist forces, with repercussions extending beyond the US.
It should be recalled that, in 2024, Trump and the Republicans obtained an expressive electoral victory, capitalising on deep-seated social and political discontent, the rejection of Biden’s and the Democrats’ complicity in the genocide of the Palestinian people, and the domestic consequences of the policy of the escalation of the war in Ukraine. Two years of the Trump presidency, marked by tearing down the election promises that had led to his victory, made it clear that the hopes for change which large sections of American society had placed in Trump were nothing more than an illusion.
It is important to bear in mind, however, that US policy is actually controlled by big finance capital, the military-industrial complex, the major technology companies and the media monopolies. And that, taken as a whole, the Democrats and Republicans have been variations on the policy of US imperialism. Nevertheless, the deepening of capitalism’s structural crisis is exacerbating cleavages and contradictions within the ruling classes of the imperialist powers, whilst also heightening the popular discontent that has been increasingly coming to the fore. The deep crisis in the US is likely to worsen on multiple fronts. Only a strong mobilisation and mass popular resistance in the US can break with current policies and open up the prospect of a different course that responds to the rights and aspirations of the American people.
In light of the results of the US mid-term elections, the struggle against US imperialism’s aims of world domination must not only not be put on hold, but must be continued and expanded, namely the solidarity with the struggle of peoples resisting the threats, interference and aggression of imperialism, at the outset Palestine and Cuba, as well as the struggle for peace and against militarism and war.
