Trump says if he was on the ballot in the midterms, "we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!"

In last night’s midterm elections, Democratic candidates won Senate and governor races in several states, including Texas and South Carolina, and the scale of their victories surpassed what Democrats had hoped for, according to the report. Trump responded on Truth Social by stressing that he was not on the ballot and indicating that this shaped the outcome. The report says he had asked voters during the campaign to treat the elections as if he were running, hoping to boost Republican turnout. Later, speaking to Fox News, he congratulated Democrats, said he did not see the losses as a personal rebuke, and expressed some surprise. The Democratic gains give the party control of Congress, potentially allowing it to block Trump’s budget priorities.