Trump shows off his 'magnificent' White House ballroom in his first remarks after Republicans lose both houses of Congress
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 spent more than 15 minutes rambling about gold finishes and marble floors while the midterm results gave Democrats control of both chambers of Congress for the first time in years. He signed a steel beam alongside construction workers, declared "our country is more successful now than at any time in its history," and did not mention the election until reporters forced the issue. Democrats secured a 54-seat Senate majority and are projected to win around 255 House seats, flipping Republican strongholds including Texas, Kansas and Iowa.
Ron DeSantis called the results 'close to an extinction-level event for Republicans' that 'can reverberate for the next decade or more.'
Chuck Schumer vowed to 'entangle' Trump in 'legislative razor wire,' end the Iran war and launch investigations into what he called 'the most corrupt president in American history.'
DeSantis warned the wipeout effectively kills any chance of Trump replacing Supreme Court justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito with conservatives.
