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Trump on Republican Losses: 'I Don’t View It as a Hit on Me'
Trump said he is prepared to accept the verdict and work with Democrats after Republicans lost control of Congress.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump's Republican Party lost its majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, marking a significant setback midway through his second presidential term.
- Throughout October, Trump toured red states encouraging supporters to "pretend I'm on the ballot," yet the strategy failed to prevent Democratic gains in Texas, South Carolina, and Georgia.
- Blaming hand-selected candidates like South Carolina's Darline Graham and Texas's Ken Paxton for losses, Trump insisted the results were not a "hit on me" despite Democrats flipping traditionally Republican seats.
- After posting a red MAGA cap bearing "VETO" on social media, Trump told The New York Times he is "absolutely willing to accept those results" and would work with Democrats.
- Democratic control of both chambers grants them oversight authority to investigate the administration, potentially limiting Trump's legislative agenda and rendering him a "lame duck" reliant on executive orders.
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«My name was not on the ballot—if it had been, we would have won overwhelmingly,” the U.S. president wrote on Truth Social
Trump also posted a picture of his signature red cap, but with the word “veto” on it.In an interview with Politico, he said that he had the right to veto any bill, but that he did not want to simply sit around vetoing everything, and intended to...
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