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00:00:21I'm here to stop the election of a Jihadi member of the Muslim
00:00:25Brotherhood to the Senate. We will not let this
00:00:28happen.
00:00:33The final hours of intense election campaigns before the
00:00:37official voting day. Democrats
00:00:39and Republicans are fighting shoulder to shoulder for the most
00:00:43congressional seats. We will join our reporters in New York
00:00:46and Michigan and ask them about the election atmosphere in the US.
00:00:50We will also ask a former Republican congressman
00:00:54what he thinks of Donald Trump's performance.
00:00:57In his opinion, where does this election put the US?
00:01:01And can Democrats recover from the crises
00:01:05that led to their defeat two years ago?
00:01:08We will ask this question to a Democratic Party strategist in
00:01:11the US. In England, in Italy, in
00:01:15Portugal, in Germany, in some other countries,
00:01:19they have established their bases for planes to
00:01:22bomb there and then drop them on the Iranian
00:01:25nation. So they are complicit in the crime.
00:01:29Tehran's harsh tone against Washington and its allies on the
00:01:32eve of the congressional midterm elections. Trump says the Iranian
00:01:35regime is collapsing.
00:01:37The Democrats'
00:01:40push to seize congressional seats, according to
00:01:43polls. What impact will the likely
00:01:46victory of Trump's opponents have on
00:01:49the Iran war?
00:01:51Iranian Americans at a crossroads, choosing between Republicans or
00:01:55Democrats. What do they think about the policies of these
00:01:59two parties? As an Iranian American, despite
00:02:03all the problems and opposition I have to the policies,
00:02:06plans, and performance of the Iranian regime, I was and
00:02:10am strongly against attacking Iran. Without foreign
00:02:14help, which stands alongside national will, getting
00:02:17rid of the Islamic Republic is not possible, and the Islamic Republic
00:02:21has imposed
00:02:21this war.
00:02:42elections, is witnessing a tough campaign between Republicans
00:02:46and Democrats, with much talk and rumors about the Iran
00:02:49war. All seats in the House of Representatives and 35
00:02:53seats in the Senate are up for grabs.
00:02:56Polls indicate low popularity for President Donald
00:03:00Trump and public dissatisfaction with the rising cost of living.
00:03:03For this reason, the results are largely
00:03:07expected to favor the Democrats. Of course, in recent years,
00:03:10polls have sometimes not been very accurate.
00:03:14Donald Trump has personally entered the election campaign
00:03:17to preserve Republican seats. A test in the
00:03:20middle of his second term. Can Democrats take control
00:03:24of both houses from Donald Trump and his party members?
00:03:27How important are these elections
00:03:30for America, and what implications do they have for Iran?
00:03:34We go to
00:04:16the election is what has brought many
00:04:20to this state. The state of Michigan is one of the most
00:04:28Look, every election held in the US, every two years,
00:04:3233 or 34 senators change. This
00:04:35year, there are 35 of them, because two of them, Marco Rubio
00:04:39and JD Vance, went into the administration. So their seats are
00:04:43empty and need to be filled. We have
00:04:4635 Senate races. Many
00:04:49of these races are in states that, because
00:04:53they are very close to Republicans, very close to Democrats,
00:04:56you can already guess who will win
00:05:00between the two candidates, who will win and take it. Seven of
00:05:04these are in uncertain situations.
00:05:06There is doubt about them, so everyone wants to try
00:05:10to bring the result in those seven
00:05:13in their favor. Among these seven, there is one that belongs to
00:05:17the Democrats, and if the Republicans
00:05:19can turn this around and send a Republican
00:05:23senator, then they will be ahead by one here, and if
00:05:27they lose elsewhere, they can make up for one here. So for
00:05:30Republicans, it's very important here. Why is it important for
00:05:34Democrats here? Because someone here has now
00:05:37become the Democratic Party's nominee, which is unusual in
00:05:41American politics, for someone to be of Arab descent,
00:05:45for someone to be Muslim, and to have very socialist
00:05:49beliefs. He himself says, "I'm not a socialist, I'm a
00:05:52capitalist. I support capitalism, but with
00:05:55capitalism that is very controlled," which
00:05:59probably, if you look it up in a dictionary, the dictionary will
00:06:03tell you he means socialism, but he himself says, "I'm not
00:06:06a socialist." So, a candidate whose performance is
00:06:09uncertain, has no precedent. On the other side, Republicans who
00:06:13desperately want to win this race. Now, the state
00:06:17of Michigan is one of the most populous, with a very high
00:06:20concentration of Arabs and also Muslims,
00:06:24especially in this city where I am, Dearborn, where
00:06:27the Ford factory and car manufacturing started
00:06:30its work here. This population is now excited
00:06:34that one of them has reached such a position
00:06:38and may be able to win. You mentioned
00:06:41polls. Polls, which often make mistakes
00:06:45lately, are saying that Mr. Sayed can
00:06:48win. But still, it seems they couldn't bear it.
00:06:52In the few days they had for early voting,
00:06:55people went in groups and
00:06:59voted. Those who were old, those who
00:07:03were very young, together they went and wanted
00:07:07to vote. We don't know who they wanted to vote for, but it can
00:07:11be said that in Dearborn at least, many were eager
00:07:14to go and wanted their voices to be
00:07:18heard. This competition has
00:07:20changed a bit since Mr. Trump entered and started
00:07:24campaigning here. Now
00:07:27there's a lot of attention on the fact
00:07:30that Mr. Sayed,
00:07:33Abdul Sayed, comes from a Muslim family.
00:07:36They looked into his past and found he has a sister, a
00:07:40sister who previously said our mother was with the Muslim
00:07:44Brotherhood in Egypt at one time. They took this as
00:07:47an excuse and say he supports the Muslim Brotherhood.
00:07:51They say that the Muslim Brotherhood is considered a terrorist group
00:07:54in the US, and for this
00:08:00you're explaining, we have images from
00:08:04Ohio, if I'm not mistaken. JD
00:08:07Vance, the Vice President of the United States,
00:08:11is speaking in that state.
00:08:15Well, Mr. Trump has gone all out for the election
00:08:18campaigns in multiple states. He is
00:08:21supporting multiple Republican candidates. He has mentioned
00:08:25that he has tried very hard, especially in Michigan,
00:08:28and is trying to prevent Mr. Sayed from being
00:08:32elected. We see live images of JD Vance
00:08:41hard, and the Republic
00:08:43is
00:08:46intensely helping the Republican
00:08:49Party in these campaigns, and on the other hand, we saw
00:08:53that in recent days, Mr. Obama had also entered. He was also
00:08:56trying to
00:08:59help the Democrats. It seems that this election
00:09:03is in a way a test for Mr. Trump and has become very important for
00:09:07him. Right?
00:09:10That's right. If Mr. Trump wants to pursue his policies
00:09:13for the remaining two years of his presidency, which are the
00:09:17last two years of his second term, it will be easier for
00:09:21him to have a Congress where, if not both houses, at least
00:09:25one of the houses agrees with him, and he can
00:09:28thus pursue his policies.
00:09:32His troubles will be less.
00:09:36That's why we see him coming with all his might, and when
00:09:39yesterday, for example, one of the Democrats who participated
00:09:43in the primary for this Senate seat came and
00:09:46supported the Republican candidate, Mr. Trump was very
00:09:50happy and welcomed this issue, and even called him.
00:09:54Now, this person is someone who previously, for
00:09:57example, tried to vote, even voted for Mr. Trump's
00:10:01impeachment, but here it seems they have come together, their
00:10:05desires have become common, and it has helped what Mr. Trump
00:10:25He was a member of the House of
00:10:33the Republicans? What is your
00:10:34assessment?
00:10:41Well, as you know, the Republican Party was a minority party
00:10:44for 70 years, but in the last 20 years, yes,
00:10:48well, it became a bit more competitive. Currently,
00:10:52it has a small majority in Congress.
00:11:09A lot is happening now. Polls say the Republican Party is not in good shape, but we know that
00:11:13polls are often wrong. What do you think?
00:11:16How much do you think
00:11:19the war with Iran has
00:11:22affected this situation?
00:11:55in the White House. It will
00:11:57usually lose several seats in midterm elections.
00:12:01For example, take Bill Clinton, who was a popular president.
00:12:04He lost 52 Democratic seats in the midterm
00:12:08elections. Barack Obama lost
00:12:1163 Democratic seats at the end of his term.
00:12:1463 seats were transferred
00:12:17from Democrats to Republicans.
00:12:21That's why in this election, too,
00:12:55what happens, but in any case, in this midterm
00:12:58election, the results will be very close, but don't forget that this
00:13:02president will still be in the White House for the next two
00:13:05years. You are in
00:13:08Ohio.
00:13:12You served in Ohio, now you are in Washington.
00:13:16Mr. Trump strongly
00:13:18emphasized tariffs, which caused tension
00:13:21with Canada, where between
00:13:24Ohio and Canada, there is only a lake. What do you think?
00:13:27Did these words not harm the Republicans'
00:13:30position?
00:13:36Yes, it hurts Republicans in the short term,
00:13:40because what happened when it was under Democratic
00:13:44control, well, heavy taxes were imposed on
00:13:47companies, which caused companies to raise
00:13:51the prices of their goods and services due to these high
00:13:55taxes. You always hear Democrats talking
00:13:58about raising taxes on corporations,
00:14:02on corporate income, for goods produced
00:14:05domestically in the US. That's why when these taxes
00:14:09were imposed, their prices were no longer competitive.
00:14:13So, over the past 30-40 years, factories were closing
00:14:16in the US. These factories were moving to Canada or Mexico
00:14:20or other parts of the world. Then Donald Trump came
00:14:23and said, "We will stop this trend. We will impose a
00:14:27tariff equal to the tariff they impose on us." That's
00:14:30why a car that is
00:14:33imported to the US from, for example,
00:14:36Europe, gets a 40% tariff. This was something that,
00:14:40in the name of fairness in the US, yes,
00:14:43it influenced voters' decisions. And another
00:14:47thing that influenced it is that, well, more factories
00:14:50were established here, the production trend increased,
00:14:54and production statistics in the US increased significantly.
00:14:58Out of over 30 trillion dollars of investment worldwide,
00:15:0122 trillion dollars went to the US. Therefore,
00:15:05this large movement of capital into the United States of America
00:15:09led to job creation and factories.
00:15:12That's why in this transitional
00:15:20that is, when you look at Canada, you see
00:15:24that the tax imposed on imported goods to
00:15:28Canada has had its effect, but in any case, this
00:15:31effect will be limited, but Americans,
00:15:35don't forget, since World War
00:15:38II, have never protected themselves economically. What
00:15:42we have always done is that when other countries imposed
00:15:45tariffs on American goods, we never retaliated.
00:15:48But this president is retaliating.
00:15:52It has upset the world, but it has excited
00:15:55many Americans. But Mr. McEwen, when we look at the Iran
00:15:59war, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,
00:16:03and the price of fuel in the US, we see that, in fact, Mr. Trump's
00:16:37should have a border in the middle of the desert. If you establish a country,
00:16:40you must have a border, then
00:16:44you must have access to food. If someone else controls your food,
00:16:48you will not have independence. Most importantly, you must have
00:16:51access to energy. Any nation that becomes dependent
00:16:55on fuel loses its independence. That's
00:16:58why Democrats in recent years have tried to
00:17:02make us dependent on foreign sources. Joe
00:17:06Biden came and cut the oil pipeline,
00:17:09preventing oil transfer. So we haven't built a new refinery
00:17:13in the last 40 years. He didn't allow
00:17:16exploration and extraction. But Donald Trump issued
00:17:20all the permits, and the US has become
00:17:23completely self-sufficient in energy
00:17:26supply. That's why, despite losing
00:17:29oil due to the closure of the Strait
00:17:33of Hormuz, although it has had its effects, it's not
00:17:55We will see an increase in oil production with the
00:17:58arrival of Venezuelan oil to the market,
00:18:01and with the Strait of
00:18:04Hormuz becoming safer, the situation
00:18:07will improve, and Iran's
00:18:10ability to disrupt this issue will
00:18:13decrease. Currently, the Revolutionary Guard is using
00:18:16its reserves, but these reserves are running out quickly, and they
00:18:20will not be able to compensate. You talk about energy independence,
00:18:24but just a few days ago, Mr. Trump asked Russia, he
00:18:27asked Vladimir Putin - it wasn't an easy decision - he asked him
00:18:31to export diesel, and there's even talk that a
00:18:35shipment of diesel was sent from Russia to the US.
00:18:38And then, when you talk about
00:18:42energy independence, Mr. Trump has been in power for two
00:18:45years. We know that energy
00:18:48independence has been at the forefront of
00:18:52US presidents' agendas in multiple
00:18:55periods, and a lot of work was done in this area during Mr.
00:18:58Obama's term.
00:19:04Well, President Obama, of course, wanted us to be dependent.
00:19:08He didn't allow energy production to develop.
00:19:11Democrats always want energy production
00:19:15to be limited. One of the best ways, if you
00:19:19have that oxygen mask on your hand - I use this
00:19:22analogy - that oxygen mask tube in your hand, they
00:19:26see, they prevented the production and construction of refineries
00:19:29in the US. Many of these refineries have become obsolete, but they
00:19:33haven't been replaced. That's why when it comes to diesel, for us to
00:20:15He came to the US and entered the campaign for Joe
00:20:19Biden in many state elections in 2024.
00:20:22His relationship with Trump has always been strained.
00:20:26That's why they
00:20:29target diesel refineries
00:20:32in Russia, because it's diesel
00:20:36that
00:20:54I told you, we are in this situation today because we have
00:20:57become dependent on oil production and lack of refineries,
00:21:01and Donald Trump is going to solve this problem, and in the short
00:21:05term, yes, we will have this
00:21:17now from America.
00:21:27near the White House and near this
00:21:31monument to Abraham Lincoln.
00:21:34Mr. Trump
00:21:37will speak right now.
00:21:40Of course, we have gone to another
00:21:44location, where, if I'm not mistaken, yes, JD Vance,
00:21:48the Vice President of the United States, is speaking in a city
00:21:51in the state of Ohio. Both Mr.
00:21:54Trump and his Vice President, and a number
00:21:58of other prominent figures of the Republican Party,
00:22:01are working hard to try to
00:22:04influence
00:22:07the atmosphere in the final
00:22:10hours of the election campaign. Polls are not
00:22:14very favorable to them.
00:22:16Polls indicate that the race will be very close, and a little
00:22:40and as much as possible, prevent their loss in
00:22:44the US congressional
00:22:59very competitive. Mr. Trump is going to speak
00:23:02near the White House. We were seeing live images.
00:23:05Then JD Vance is speaking.
00:23:08Tell us a bit about the atmosphere. It seems
00:23:12like a tough campaign.
00:23:15Well, naturally, as many of these predictions give
00:23:18Democrats the optimism that they will probably
00:23:21win in the House of Representatives and regain the
00:23:25majority. However, regarding the Senate, there is a lot of
00:23:28doubt and uncertainty. The bitter memories that Democrats have from
00:23:32previous periods, where at least the perception
00:23:35existed that polls say they are ahead,
00:23:39but it ultimately didn't happen when the votes were
00:23:42counted, is naturally part of the atmosphere.
00:23:46And for this reason, all attention and focus will
00:23:50be on the Senate. Of course, if Democrats win in the
00:23:53House of Representatives, it's important by what number
00:23:57they gain the majority. You need 218 representatives
00:24:00to have a majority. Will they get 220? Will they get 230? Will
00:24:04they get more than that? And these all indicate this wave
00:24:07that Democrats hope will start, and many of these seats
00:24:11that no one expected them to win in the House
00:24:15of Representatives. But the Senate is really focused on 6
00:24:18or 7 states that are the final decision-makers,
00:24:22and most of these states are states that, four or five
00:24:26months ago, six months ago, given that Mr. Trump won in
00:24:30these states two years ago, some by a large margin, no
00:24:33one expected a close race to form in them at all.
00:24:37But now the race is there, in Texas, in Kansas,
00:24:40in this state of Ohio, where Mr. Trump won,
00:24:43in the state of Iowa, and also
00:24:46Alaska, North Carolina. These are all states
00:24:50where Mr. Trump won by 5-10, sometimes more than 10
00:24:53percent, like Texas, and are considered Republican
00:24:57states. The fact that the race is so close in these
00:25:01states is naturally worrying for Republicans and a point
00:25:05of hope for Democrats. But it's so close
00:25:08that it's possible that at the last minute, with these efforts
00:25:12being made, one or two percent on one side or the other
00:25:16could influence the race, and for this reason, everyone
00:25:19is literally holding their breath at this point.
00:25:22But we must note that if not half, close to
00:25:26half of those who could vote, say they are likely
00:25:29to vote, have already cast their ballots in these
00:25:33early voting precincts before
00:25:36the deadline. As a result, on Election Day, we will have
00:25:39another half of the voters, approximately 60% of them,
00:25:43going to the polls, and then the counting will begin.
00:25:47But given that we have a 3-hour difference to Alaska,
00:25:504 hours to Hawaii, and 5 hours difference between
00:25:54East and West America, we will have to wait until Wednesday
00:25:57morning to get a more accurate picture of the Senate situation,
00:26:01which party will ultimately gain the majority. As you
00:26:04are explaining, we also have live images. Everyone is
00:26:08waiting for Mr. Trump to take the stage. We see
00:26:11a convoy of armored vehicles,
00:26:15bulletproof cars, one of which might
00:26:19belong to the President of the United States, and
00:26:22then he will get out of this car, walk, and then
00:26:26go towards the stage past these American
00:26:30flags. It was mentioned that Mr. Trump
00:26:34has made a lot of effort and has gone to different
00:26:37states and appeared in numerous rallies.
00:26:41He has tried to support each
00:26:43Republican candidate as much as he can,
00:26:47speak in their favor, and even directly
00:26:51campaign against
00:26:53their opponents.
00:27:02very accurate, but if both houses fall into
00:27:06the hands of Democrats, how important
00:27:09is this
00:27:10phenomenon?
00:27:13It's more important in the domestic political arena,
00:27:17although some hope that in foreign policy too,
00:27:20a House with a Democratic majority and a Senate
00:27:24with a Democratic majority can have an impact,
00:27:27but the main thing is these investigations that
00:27:30when the power of the legislative
00:27:32branch is used, it can cause many problems for
00:27:36the executive branch. From subpoenas, from demanding
00:27:39all documents, and given the very widespread
00:27:43and unprecedented allegations of financial corruption against
00:27:47Mr. Trump, his children, and his associates, if
00:27:50they are brought before these committees that
00:27:54are involved in investigations, they will have to be subpoenaed.
00:27:58If they are forced to comply with these subpoenas based
00:28:02on the laws, this could be two
00:28:05years where the truth or falsehood of many of these corruption
00:28:09allegations will be determined. If they are true,
00:28:12it will naturally have greater political costs for
00:28:16Republicans in the next election. This is one part of it. Another
00:28:20part is the laws that Mr. Trump naturally wants to pass,
00:28:23whether in the budget or other matters. Their passage is
00:28:27now completely impossible. Of course, even if Democrats
00:28:31pass something, Mr. Trump said last night, "I am
00:28:35ready to veto." Just saying this, that it's okay even
00:28:38if they have a majority, I will veto, shows a certain
00:28:42acceptance of the reality that the likelihood of Republicans
00:28:46losing the majority in both houses is high. As a result,
00:28:50these conflicts will increase significantly in the next
00:28:54two years. The main point for Democrats is to be able to use
00:28:58the current allegations of financial corruption against Mr. Trump
00:29:01in their work, so that the public
00:29:04becomes familiar with them, and it can lead to Republicans
00:29:08paying even more in the next election
00:29:11for what happens in the White House.
00:29:20seeing live images. Mr. Trump is moving
00:29:23to stand in front of the Abraham Lincoln
00:29:27Memorial and in front of the famous
00:29:31pool and fountain near the
00:29:34White House, behind the
00:29:37podium, and speak.
00:29:38Mr. Trump
00:29:43has tried to put his weight
00:29:46behind most
00:29:48اکثر
00:29:51of the candidates representing
00:30:05You are seeing live images
00:30:08from in front of the Lincoln
00:30:11Memorial. We see Donald Trump, the President of the United
00:30:15States. He has been heavily involved
00:30:19in the election campaigns in
00:30:23recent days.
00:30:42let's hear a few words from Mr.
00:30:42Trump.
00:30:52Well, we want to change its name
00:30:55here. We want to change the name of this pool.