Trump cancels public events after midterm election setback; White House schedule reduced to closed-door meetings only.

on November 4, according to The Wall Street Journal, the schedule released by the White House shows that U.S. President Trump had no public events scheduled on Wednesday. Following the Republican Party's sweeping defeat in the midterm elections, his White House schedule for that day consisted solely of closed-door policy meetings. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump acknowledged that the Iran war was one of the reasons for the Republican Party's electoral losses, but maintained that he does not regret launching this conflict.