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Donald Trump took to Truth Social after Democrats won big Election Day victories across the country on Tuesday, Nov. 4

Trump claimed the Democrats only won because his name wasn't on the ballot this year

He also blamed Republican losses on the U.S. government shutdown, which is now the longest on record at 36 days and counting

Donald Trump has a theory about Republican losses in the 2025 midterm elections — and it's centered around his absence from the ballot.

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, Democrats won big in multiple states, including New York, Virginia, New Jersey and California — with Zohran Mamdani winning a historic vote to become the first Muslim mayor of New York City.

As the results started coming in, Trump, 79, took to his Truth Social account to declare in all caps

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