Trump's endorsements fail as Democrats sweep 2026 midterms

President Donald Trump's endorsement proved insufficient to prevent a Democratic wave, as the party won control of both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives in Tuesday's midterm elections. Democrats flipped seven Senate seats and enough House districts to secure both chambers. Trump-endorsed candidates suffered major defeats across battleground states, including Senate losses in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas. Notable House and gubernatorial losses included incumbents and high-profile figures like Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio and Greg Abbott in Texas. The results were widely seen as a referendum on Trump, who entered the election with the lowest approval rating of any president heading into a midterm. Despite campaigning as if he were on the ballot, Trump claimed on Election Day he was "not" on it, saying he would have won in a landslide.