France, Nov. 5 -- The Democrats had won 228 seats in the 435-seat House of Representatives after Tuesday's nationwide vote, against 139 for the Republicans, with counting still under way for the remaining 68.

The party had also secured at least 54 seats in the 100-member Senate, laying bare the scale of Trump's political humiliation.

The Democrats' sweep will turn Trump into a lame-duck president, a label given to US leaders whose party loses control of Congress, leaving them unable to push their policies through.

Trump will keep his power to veto legislation passed by Congress and will remain commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

In a show of defiance amid the rout, he posted a picture on social media of a red baseball cap bearing ...