Video taking off 685x its usual first day

Trump defends Iran war, invokes veto after Democratic sweep

Reuters' clip of his first post-election appearance drew more than 2.6 million views in eight hours.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 5,533,266 views a day, 685 times a normal first day on this channel (8,074).

Trump makes first appearance after Democrats sweep midterms

Reuters' cameras found Donald Trump at an outdoor construction site, facing questions about whether the war in Iran had cost Republicans at the ballot box. Democrats had captured both chambers of Congress, and reporters wanted to know what he would do differently.

His answer on Iran: he would make the same decision again. Trump acknowledged that the conflict had pushed gasoline prices higher in the short term, but defended his actions as necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. He also argued that oil prices had risen less than anticipated.

The exchange then turned from the election's possible causes to its consequences. Trump said he would likely get along with Democrats unless they chose to be destructive, pointing to his power to veto legislation. Asked whether he was worried about impeachment, he answered, "Not even a little bit." He said pursuing it without cause would damage the Democratic Party.

The Short's audience was far beyond Reuters' usual first-day reach for that format, even before a full day had passed. It was one of two widely watched Reuters clips from the appearance, rather than an isolated burst of interest in the channel's election coverage.

In the companion clip, Trump offered a different explanation for the Republican result: he said he believed his party would have won had he been on the ballot.

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The facts

Channel: Reuters
Subscribers: 4,380,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 10,939,382
Channel views, pace per day: 2,736,225 (on a normal day: 1,150,334)
Video published: November 4, 2026
Video views so far: 2,633,133 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 5,533,266

The numbers

The first-appearance clip reached an unusually large audience for a Reuters Short. A separate clip from the same appearance also drew well above the channel's usual reach.

the video's first day

usual first day here

8,074

this video

5,533,266

subscribers

4,380,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

2,493,487,493

views per day

2,736,225