US President Donald Trump suffered a triple defeat as Democrats won high-profile state and mayoral elections to underscore his unpopularity on Wednesday’s first anniversary of his dramatic election win. “This is a referendum on American values,” Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said on CNN, speaking of the Tuesday night sweep. In his typically combative style, Trump swiftly sought to distance himself from Gillespie, who did not campaign with the president in Virginia. “Trump sucks up a lot of the air in American politics, so it’s difficult for any Republican to run away from Donald Trump,” he said. Compounding the Republican woes in Virginia, Democrats also won contests for lieutenant governor and attorney general.

Source: Egypt Independent November 08, 2017 08:15 UTC