{"id":11922,"date":"2026-11-07T15:15:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T15:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/uk-conservative-leader-kemi-badenoch-says-trump-deserved-midterm-defeat\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T15:15:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T15:15:47","slug":"uk-conservative-leader-kemi-badenoch-says-trump-deserved-midterm-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/uk-conservative-leader-kemi-badenoch-says-trump-deserved-midterm-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says Trump deserved midterm defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has said United States President Donald Trump deserved to be defeated in the midterm elections, describing the setback as \u201centirely self-inflicted.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an interview with The Independent<\/em>, Badenoch criticised Trump\u2019s handling of the Iran war, his trade policies and his treatment of allies. She said his approach did not reflect conservative principles.<\/p>\n

The Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in Tuesday\u2019s midterms, flipping at least seven Senate seats and more than two dozen House districts in a major blow to Trump\u2019s Republican Party.<\/p>\n

Asked whether Trump deserved the defeat, Badenoch replied: \u201cYeah. He has not been acting in the way that I would consider conservative.\u201d<\/p>\n

She condemned his tariffs, threats towards Canada and Greenland, and disputes with allies, saying they contradicted the conservative emphasis on free markets and better trade.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere is the push for free markets and better trade\u2026 rather than protectionism, America first, the squabbling with allies? That\u2019s not what conservatives do,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Badenoch also criticised Trump\u2019s personal attacks on journalists and political figures, stating that his conduct fell short of the standards expected of a statesman.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump is very charming in person, but you see the way that he talks about journalists, about individuals. It doesn\u2019t meet the standards a statesman should meet \u2013 always wanting to get dirty in terms of insults and so on,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She expressed particular unhappiness with Trump\u2019s remarks about British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and described his treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House as \u201cawful.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the Iran conflict, Badenoch said she understood and supported Trump\u2019s initial decision to take military action due to concerns about Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, but questioned the lack of a clear strategy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t want them getting nuclear weapons. But where\u2019s the plan?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n

Badenoch added that she would have been content if Trump had lost the 2024 presidential election to Kamala Harris. When asked which of the two candidates she preferred, she said: \u201cI would say I like them both equally. Make of that what you will.\u201d<\/p>\n

She further argued that Trump had squandered the broad coalition of voters that helped him win the presidency, including increased support from Latino and Black voters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the first thing he does? Tariffs, and then talking about Greenland and Canada. A lot of people were wondering, \u2018What are you doing?\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Badenoch became leader of the UK Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition in November 2024. Born Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke in London in 1980 to Nigerian parents, she previously served as Business and Trade Secretary under former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.<\/p>\n

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