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What does Hillary Clinton predict Trump will do if Republicans lose the 2026 midterms?

Answered from High Stakes with HRC: The Midterms Prep Episode · On with Kara Swisher · 2026-10-28

Hillary Clinton predicts Donald Trump will not accept a loss as a verdict, instead saying he was not on the ballot and blaming disloyal Republicans. If the defeat is large, she expects him to become more unhinged and dangerous, likely launching more attacks on Iran and demanding even greater loyalty, while a Democratic Congress investigates his administration and Republicans begin to break away from a lame-duck president.

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“People who are in what's called the domain of loss, they double down on risk.” Hillary Clinton · at 1:13:48 — open in the transcript →

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