President Donald Trump spoke to Republican senators in a post-mortem of Tuesday’s election.
In his speech, the president reiterated what her had previously wrote in Truth Social. The Republican losses were due to the government shutdown and Trump not being in the ballot, as IJR previously reported.
“Last night, it was not expected to be a victory. It was very Democrat areas. I don’t think it was good for Republicans,” Trump said at the White House, per The Hill. “I’m not sure it was good for anybody. But we had an interesting evening, and we learned a lot.”
Democrats secured victories in New Jersey, Virginia and California, where Proposition 50 passed.
Trump pointed to the polls which showed the shutdown was a factor it the election results.
He added that his name not being on a ballot was a factor.
“I think, if you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor,” Trump said, per Fox News.
“Negative for the Republicans, and that was a big factor,” her added.
“And they say that I wasn’t on the ballot and was the biggest factor. But I don’t know about that. But I was honored that they said that,” Trump continued.
According to am NBC News poll published Sunday, 52% of voters blame Trump and Republicans for the shutdown; 42% blame Democrats, The Hill reported.
Democrats came out victorious in gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia. Democrats also won key races in Pennsylvania and Georgia.
A big Democratic win was Zohran Mamdani, who won the New York City mayoral race.
Trump backed former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was running as an independent after losing in the primary.
Trump did not campaign in New Jersey or Virginia but did support Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey who lost to Mikie Sherrill. He did not explicitly endorse Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R), who lost to Abigail Spanberger.
Trump brought Republican senators to the White House to discuss the election results and the shutdown.
He ramped up his calls for Republicans to eliminate the filibuster and start passing legislation with a simple partisan majority.
“It’s time for Republicans to do what they have to do,” he said, per Fox News. “Terminate the filibuster.”
