Trump Blames Midterm Losses on Not Being on Ballot

Democrats swept both chambers of Congress in the November 3, 2026 midterm elections, delivering a major defeat to President Donald Trump's Republican Party and shifting the balance of power in Washington. Democrats secured at least 224 House seats, surpassing the 218 needed for a majority, and flipped Republican-held Senate seats in Texas, Kansas, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Ohio. Trump responded on Truth Social, writing, "I wasn't on the Ballot, and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!" despite having previously urged supporters to vote as if he were personally running. The president later said he accepted the results and would work with Democrats, while some self-described three-time Trump voters criticized his post-election explanation as "egotistical." Democrats will assume committee leadership and investigative authority when the new Congress convenes in January 2027, though Trump remains president until 2029.