Trump rages at Fox News and blames Texas governor Greg Abbott after Democrats seize both houses of the US 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.
Democrats seized control of both the House and Senate in a historic midterm rebuke of Trump's presidency, with Fox News exit polls putting his approval rating at 38% — driven down by inflation, soaring gas prices and the deeply unpopular Iran war. Trump took to Truth Social to blame Fox News for the defeats, accusing the network of platforming "Dumocrat opposition," and arguing that a ballot featuring his own name would have produced a landslide victory. Former press secretary Karoline Leavitt went on Fox News to claim voters had "forgotten his good policy and listened to the lying media." Ron DeSantis described the result as "close to an extinction-level event for Republicans."
Democrats flipped Senate seats in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Maine — the first Democratic Texas Senate win since 1988.
Chuck Schumer, the incoming Senate majority leader, vowed to stop "wannabe king" Trump with "legislative razor wire" and called him "corrupt."
Iran's chief negotiator celebrated, posting "Americans said NO TO WAR," while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed hope Trump could still pursue peace efforts.
