President Trump rages at midterm losses, denounces voters' verdict as a blow to the country
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President Donald Trump framed the recent midterm elections as a disastrous backward turn for the United States and vowed that Republicans would regroup and come back with even more force.
President Donald Trump used his Truth Social account on Sunday to denounce the outcome of the November 3 midterm elections as a "giant step back in history" for the United States after Republicans lost control of both chambers of Congress. He insisted that the Republican Party would return "bigger and stronger than ever before," casting the defeat as a setback for the nation rather than a consequence of voter dissatisfaction.
"America took a giant step back in History with the results of the last Election," Trump wrote.
Trump also invoked the stock market, claiming it suffered a one-day loss of about $3 trillion, which he described as "one of the worst days in history" despite his administration's earlier market gains.
"Even the Stock Market, which has been a ‘ROCKETSHIP’ under ‘TRUMP,’ took a one day, 3 Trillion Dollar loss," he said.
In a separate post, Trump argued that his own name on the ballot would have delivered a sweeping Republican victory, presenting the losses as proof that the party was somehow denied its strongest advantage.
"I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!"
He later told Fox News that he had expected Republicans to do better, pointing to the large crowds at his campaign rallies as evidence that the results fell short of what he believed the public mood demanded.
"I thought we would do better," he said.
The Democratic control of the House and Senate gives the opposition greater authority over legislation, committee oversight and investigations, while the president retains executive powers, including the veto.