Trump blames Republicans for the US midterm rout, claiming they would have won 'in a landslide' with him on the ballot
A Fox News broadcast showing President Trump congratulating Democrats, as he insisted Iran policy and high fuel costs — not his leadership — drove Republican losses across traditional strongholds including Texas and Georgia.Trump Tower in Las Vegas lit up with a projected 'TRUMP OUT' message, as Democrats flipped traditional Republican strongholds including Texas, Kansas, South Carolina and Ohio in what rivals called a 'midterm massacre'.Trump's claim that he "would have won" had he been on the ballot, as Jon Ossoff branded him a "failed lame duck president" after winning re-election in a top Republican target state.Revellers at a Democratic watch party in New York celebrate as Democrats seized the House, with senior Republican figures including Marco Rubio quietly slipping away from the White House East Room as trays of uneaten food were left behind.
Trump retreated to his private White House residence on election night, refusing to come down as Democrats flipped seven Senate seats and seized the House in a historic rout. Senior staff and cabinet members — including Marco Rubio — quietly slipped out of the East Room watch party, leaving trays of uneaten Cheesecake Factory food behind. With the mood upstairs described as 'very, very dark', Trump went silent for hours before eventually telling Fox News the Democrats had 'done a good job'.
White House spokesman Steven Cheung was mocked after posting 'Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States. Still your President!' on X.
Democrats flipped seats in Texas, Kansas, South Carolina and Iowa — states that had been Republican strongholds for decades, in some cases nearly a century.
Sadiq Khan piled on, hailing US voters for rejecting what he called Trump's 'damaging and divisive politics' in a 'huge victory' for Democrats.
