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If the Democratic Party takes back Congress in the midterm elections, it can restrict Trump’s foreign policy through the budget and voting rights, and there will be obvious changes to Iran, Ukraine, Israel, military spending and foreign aid.
Non-partisan analysts said that in the United States on November 3midterm elections ,democratic party There is a good chance that the Democratic Party will win a majority of seats in the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate, allowing the Democratic Party to regain some political power after the Republican Party controlled Washington for two years. If the Democratic Party wins the election, there could be four major changes in American foreign policy.
Reuters reported that Democrats advocated that Republicans lettrump The government declares war and controls spending, but the US Constitution clearly states that these powers belong to Congress. If Democrats take control of Congress, they could restrict Trump’s foreign policy in the following ways.
Trump did not seek Congress’s approval before launching the war against Iran on February 28. Democrats have repeatedly voted to block the war unless Trump gets congressional approval. One of these proposals passed with the support of a handful of Republicans but was ignored by the Trump administration.
If Democrats control the House or Senate, they could cut defense spending and pressure Trump to get congressional authorization before continuing the war. The Democratic Party may also require government officials to testify publicly to explain the government’s plans.
Trump has largely suspended direct US financial and military aid to Ukraine, but members of both parties of Congress, Democratic and Republican, generally support Ukraine’s resistance against Russian aggression.
Trump recently lifted the ban on Russian diesel and waived the sanctions just weeks after signing the Russian energy sanctions bill, sparking discontent among members of Congress, including many Republicans.
If Democrats win both houses of Congress in November, they will be able to decide which bills will be put up for a vote and when. As a result, the Democratic Party is expected to pass a new aid bill for Ukraine, and the related bill may receive a 2/3 majority, which is enough to override Trump’s veto.
Democrats are also likely to take aim at other Trump policies. For example, if Democrats gain control of the House of Representatives, Democratic Representative Gregory Meeks of New York State could serve as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He has introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing Trump from releasing Russian diesel back into global markets.
Support for Israel has declined among Democrats over its role in the Gaza war, which has killed thousands of Palestinian civilians.
Additionally, ongoing violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as the close alliance between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Republican Party, have also affected the Democratic Party’s support for Israel.
Democrats could limit or block military aid to Israel. In the most recent fiscal year, U.S. military aid to Israel totaled $3.8 billion, more than the amount of aid given to any other country.
This summer, nearly half of House Democrats voted to cut off aid to Israel. Some voted against the resolution, such as Meeks, who supported a ban on the supply of weapons such as heavy bombs to Israel.
