India, Nov. 14 -- Former US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken has said he did not anticipate the scale of the Republican Party's losses in the November 3 midterm elections. The shift in voter support was far more significant than the usual setback faced by the party in power, he said on Saturday.

Speaking at the HT Leadership Summit, Blinken said the results showed frustration with the Donald Trump administration over its failure to fulfil key campaign promises, rising prices and perceptions of corruption. Track the HTLS 2026 session live here

"I was fairly optimistic coming into it as a Democrat. I sort of parked that for four years as Secretary of State. I tried to stay out of politics. Now, as a citizen, I can do more of that. I wa...