Is the Trump era over?

 Is the Trump era over?

A day after their crushing midterm defeat, Republicans are already engaged in a bitter blame game. Members of Congress are demanding a leadership shake-up, while Sen. Ted Cruz acknowledges the party failed to address Americans' financial struggles: "Food is too high, gas is too high, diesel is too high, insurance is too high, life is too high." The war with Iran is also drawing fierce criticism: "We should have never done the war before the midterms." Meanwhile, CNN reports that Trump has no intention of becoming a lame-duck president and is exploring ways to expand his powers.

The shock of the Republicans' crushing defeat in the US midterm elections is rapidly giving way to soul-searching and a bitter internal blame game. Just one day after what has been described as the party's biggest wave of midterm losses in 50 years, Republicans are no longer content to explain away the results as isolated setbacks. Their anger is now directed at the party's leadership, the Trump administration's policies and President Donald Trump himself.

According to Axios, Republicans woke up to the election results "in shock," but their shock turned to fury within hours. The battle over who was responsible for the defeat quickly escalated, with members of Congress demanding changes to the party's leadership and its approach to governing.