A midterm reckoning for Donald Trump

As the polls closed in the US midterm elections, the result became clear early on. It was a wipeout for the Republicans. 

Voters across the country delivered a scathing assessment of Donald Trump's first two years of his second term, resulting in a blue tsunami, with the Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 

Today, the ABC's Americas editor John Lyons and staff writer at The Atlantic Nick Miroff break down this pivotal moment in US politics.

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John Lyons, the ABC's Americas editor in Washington D.C.

Nick Miroff, staff writer at the Atlantic magazine in Dallas, Texas