President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he thought the Iran war played a role in the Republican Party's defeat in the US midterms. His remarks came as Democrats were poised to take control of the Congress in a blow to the president.President Donald Trump expressed surprise at how Republicans fared in the midterm elections. (AP Photo)“I think part of it was Iran, but at the same time, people understood the importance of what I have done with Iran.

Historically, it will be much more important than this evening because you can’t let the number one state sponsor of terror have a nuclear weapon,” Trump said.He also expressed surprise at the results. “I'm a little bit surprised. I thought they'd do better,” the president told Fox News.

At the time of writing, Democrats have taken control of the US Senate with a total of 52 seats, and are on track to wrest the US Congress from the GOP as well, with 193 seats in the bag, as per the Associated Press.Speaking about the lead-up to the November 3 elections, Trump noted, “We had tremendous rallies. We had about 30 of them.

There were thousands and thousands of people outside, let alone inside, couldn't get in.” He added, “I thought that I could transfer those people onto candidates.”Trump went on to add that some of the Republican candidates had won, but especially expressed sadness about Darlene Graham, late Lindsey Graham's sister not winning from South Carolina. Trump had endorsed her after Graham's death and said that he “felt bad” for Darlene who was “mourning and campaigning” at the same time. (This story is being updated)