Donald Trump says "we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE" if he was on the ballot

In the 2026 congressional elections, voters handed control of both the Senate and the House to the Democratic Party, overturning several seats that had been held by Republicans. President Donald Trump, who had promoted the contests as an extension of his 2024 mandate and publicly backed hundreds of GOP candidates, posted on his social platform that his absence from the ballot would have produced a sweeping victory. Data from Ballotpedia show his endorsements secured more than 90% of Republican primary nominations, yet only about 70% of those candidates won in the general election, a decline from previous cycles. The defeats included seven Senate races in states such as Texas and Kansas, where candidates he supported were defeated by Democrats.