Trump Says Republicans Would Have Won Midterms in a 'Landslide' If He Had Been on the Ballot
- Following major media projections that Democrats successfully flipped both the House of Representatives and the Senate, President Trump took to Truth Social to distance himself from the defeat, posting: "I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter."
- Trump's post-election framing presents a sharp pivot from his final pre-election campaign blitz, where he held 30 rallies over the final month and explicitly urged supporters on Fox News and at campaign events to "pretend that I'm on the ballot" to protect his legislative accomplishments.
- In subsequent comments, Trump struck a dual tone, stating in an interview that he is "absolutely willing to accept these results" and expressed openness to working with the incoming Democratic majorities in Congress.
- White House officials and Republican strategists have begun pointing to historical midterm trends, high inflation, and localized candidate performance to contextualize the losses, while Democrats argue the outcome was a direct, sweeping referendum against Trump’s second-term agenda, trade tariffs, and executive actions.
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The Democrats already have a victory in the Senate, while the extent of the victory in the House of Representatives is mostly in question.
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While accepting the Democrats' victory in the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump commented on the balance of power in Congress and his future approach following losses in states considered Republican strongholds.
"Will accept results of this election," Torben Börgers, ARD Washington, on Trump's statement on midterms results
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At the Midterms, a crashing defeat for US President Donald Trump is underway. He announced that he would acknowledge the election result.
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