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US President Donald Trump reacted sharply to the Republican Party’s setbacks in the latest elections, attributing the losses to his absence from the ballot and the government shutdown.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,” citing pollster analysis.

Trump's reaction came as Democrat Zohran Mamdani was elected Mayor of New York City, becoming the first South Asian and Muslim to lead America’s largest metropolis.

Mamdani, 34, had been the front-runner in the NYC Mayoral election for months and on Tuesday defeated Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa and political heavyweig

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