The party in power typically makes significant gains. Still, after Tuesday’s results were counted, Democrats gave Trump and his party the shellacking they so well deserved while heading into the 2026 midterms. As the curb-stomping by Democrats became clear, the president took to Truth Social to say that he takes no responsibility for the first election during his second term.
"'TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,’ according to Pollsters,” Trump posted. Nostradumbass knew what was coming.
Still, Trump told reporters it wasn't a referendum on him, but he blamed the shutdown while pushing aside any criticism by saying, I wasn't on the ballot."
"But I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last n

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