Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is encouraged by U.S. midterm election results in which Democrats take control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Multiple outlets report Ford reacting with enthusiasm, saying he was “doing cartwheels,” and describing the result as a rebuke to U.S. President Donald Trump.
In context, Ford frames the midterms as not ending the broader trade dispute. He says the trade war is still ongoing, and he is therefore directing action from his Ontario government. Specifically, outlets report that Ford plans for ministers to travel to Washington, D.C., to further lobby U.S. officials on tariff removals.
Coverage aligns on Ford’s reaction, the shift in U.S. congressional control, and the next step of ministerial lobbying in Washington, even as outlets vary in how strongly they emphasize either the political interpretation of the result or the practical trade-focused follow-up.
