Trump insists he would have won 'in a landslide' after urging voters to pretend his name was 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 posted on Truth Social that he was "not on the ballot" and that "if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!", before conceding Democrats had "done a good job." White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed Americans' short memories and "the lying media" for the scale of the losses.
Democrats flipped seven Senate seats — including Texas for the first time since 1988 and Kansas since 1932 — and took back the House.
Incoming House Oversight chairman Robert Garcia issued a two-word warning to Trump and his inner circle: 'Lawyer up.'
Iran's chief negotiator celebrated, posting "Americans said NO TO WAR", while Russia warned the results "could complicate relations with the US."
