The ongoing government shutdown is now the longest in U.S. history — and President Donald Trump admitted that it hurt the Republican Party in Tuesday’s elections, resulting in coast-to-coast wins for Democrats.

Trump said the 36-day shutdown played “a big role” on election night, which saw progressive Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York City, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., defeat a Trump-backed candidate for New Jersey governor, and Virginia elect Democrat Abigail Spanberger, its first female governor.

“Last night, it was not expected to be a victory, it was very Democrat areas,” Trump said at a breakfast with Senate Republicans at the White House. “I don’t think it was good for Republicans. I don’t think it was good for anybody. We had an interesting evening and learned a lot.”

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