Trump reconoce que guerra en Irán influyó en derrota republicana, pero afirma que volvería a atacar

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, reconoció que la ofensiva militar contra Irán contribuyó a la derrota del Partido Republicano en las elecciones de mitad de mandato, debido al incremento en los precios de los combustibles; sin embargo, aseguró que no se arrepiente de haber ordenado los ataques y que repetiría la operación.

Durante un encuentro con periodistas en la Casa Blanca, este miércoles, el mandatario coincidió parcialmente con las críticas de su vicepresidente, J. D. Vance, sobre las consecuencias políticas del conflicto, al admitir que la guerra provocó un aumento en el precio de la gasolina.

“Pero, al mismo tiempo, si tuviera que volver a hacerlo, lo haría de nuevo, porque, a largo plazo, es la única solución. No se puede permitir que Irán tenga un arma nuclear”, sostuvo Trump.

El mandatario ordenó el pasado 28 de febrero una ofensiva militar conjunta con Israel contra territorio iraní, acción que desencadenó un conflicto que ha afectado el comercio internacional y el tránsito marítimo en el estrecho de Ormuz, una de las principales rutas mundiales para el transporte de petróleo.

Las declaraciones de Trump se produjeron después de que J. D. Vance atribuyera directamente a la guerra la derrota republicana en los comicios del martes, en los que los demócratas consiguieron amplias mayorías en ambas cámaras del Congreso, lo que representa un obstáculo para la segunda mitad del mandato presidencial.

A través de una publicación en la red social X, el vicepresidente escribió: “La razón por la que perdimos es la guerra. El propio presidente lo dijo anoche”.

One of the things the data analysts on our side obsessed over was "composition"—whether the electorate looked close enough to 2024 for Republicans to win. And despite polls that showed a Democrat blowout, the data kept on telling us the same story: in some states turnout was merely OK, in other states it was downright amazing, and in no state was it catastrophic. There was a genuine sense of optimism on our team: our people were showing up. So, I asked the smartest data guy I know, does that mean we're going to shock the world? "No," he told me. "We might do better than the polls suggest. But the data is telling us that a lot of Trump/Vance 2024 voters are pissed and planning to vote for the other guys. Our voters are turning out, but they may not vote for us." Well, that looks prophetic now. Our voters did show up. In Florida, for example, the electorate was 9 points more Republican than Democrat, just a couple points worse than 2024. Undoubtedly there were places we could have done better on turnout. But the main problem is not turnout. The main problem is that many people who voted for Trump/Vance in 2024 voted for Democrats in 2026. There will be a lot of infighting and arguing over what happened and why that is. One of the pollsters I really respect told me that our economic messaging wasn’t sharp enough down the stretch. I’m sure that’s true. But the real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone. Another pollster—one of the smartest people I know in politics, told me yesterday we’d lose the generic ballot by 13 points. I felt negative going into Tuesday, but even I was shocked by this. In his polling, he saw that a lot of Trump 2024 voters were angry and planning to vote for Democrats. He asked those voters who had abandoned us what would cause them to come back on our team. The top four answers, accounting for nearly all of the responses were: 1) End the war 2) Focus on cost of living/inflation 3) Put America First 4) Change our relationship to Israel Our voters showed up. And the above four reasons are why many of them voted for Democrats. This is according to a pollster who nailed the results. While many spent Monday attacking Rachel Campos Duffy for calling for a diplomatic resolution to the conflict, it turns out her political advice was sound. (She’s also a great person.) In the next few months, there's going to be a lot of gaslighting. Expect to hear any number of establishment politicians say the solution to our woes is amnesty. I'm open to the idea that we should change enforcement—by focusing more on businesses that hire illegal labor, for instance. But anyone pushing amnesty is lying to you. The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there. I remain hopeful about our country. To the people who are pissed off and want to say, “I told you so”: you’re right, you did tell us so. Take that energy into electing Republicans who share your worldview. To the people who are just pissed at the results, you should be. Let’s take that anger and get back to the work of saving our country.

— JD Vance (@JDVance) November 4, 2026

Vance también había cuestionado las consecuencias económicas del conflicto, particularmente el encarecimiento de los combustibles, uno de los factores que generaron descontento entre los votantes estadounidenses.

Por su parte, Trump convocó de último momento a los representantes de los medios de comunicación durante un acto relacionado con las obras de construcción del nuevo Salón de Baile de la Casa Blanca, donde también defendió su desempeño electoral.

“Si hubiera estado en la boleta, habría ganado”, afirmó el republicano, al sugerir que su presencia directa en las elecciones habría cambiado el resultado.

Pese al revés electoral y a las críticas dentro de su propio gobierno, Trump insistió en que la ofensiva contra Irán era necesaria para impedir que el país desarrollara o adquiriera armamento nuclear, por lo que descartó modificar su postura sobre la decisión militar.

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