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Trump blames Republicans' 2025 losses on him not being on ballot, government shutdown
Trump cites government shutdown and his absence from the ballot as reasons for GOP losses amid calls to end the filibuster and enforce voter ID laws.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social blaming his absence from the ballot and the government shutdown, writing `TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT`.
- Amid the monthlong government shutdown, President Donald Trump urged eliminating the Senate filibuster to reopen the government, but reopening faces a 60-vote threshold with Republicans holding only 53 seats.
- Polls show a CNN/SSRS poll found 61% of voters disapprove of Trump's handling of the shutdown, reinforcing voter backlash, with the poll conducted on Monday.
- Meeting with Senate Republicans on Wednesday, President Donald Trump pressed ending the filibuster to reopen the government, but Senate Majority Leader John Thune resisted, saying `the votes aren't there`, while Democratic leaders demanded bipartisan talks.
- With the midterms next year, CNN data guru Harry Enten noted Democrats have historically won back the House after sweeping New Jersey, Virginia and New York City, while California Proposition 50 could reshape maps ahead of the 2026 cycle and undermine Texas's five Republican-leaning congressional districts.
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·New York, United States
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Youngkin: Shutdown, not GOP or Trump, caused Democratic election sweep
Gov. Glenn Youngkin says it wasn’t Republicans’ message, but the federal government shutdown that fueled a Democratic sweep of statewide offices and a 13-seat gain in the House of Delegates.
·Richmond, United States
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The president prepares the future: "The battle has begun"
·Italy
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Trump: 'Punished for the shutdown but my name wasn't on the ballot. ' Then he attacks: “A communist regime in New York, people will leave.”
·Turin, Italy
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Leaning Left21Leaning Right31Center17Last UpdatedBias Distribution45% Right
Bias Distribution
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45% Right
L 30%
C 25%
R 45%
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