Trump comes up with an excuse for his party's election defeat

US President Donald Trump has defended his Republican Party's poor performance in the midterm elections to Congress, claiming that it would have won if he himself had been on the ballot.

Source: Trump on Truth Social, as reported by by European Pravda

Details: Trump claimed that had he stood for election himself, the Republicans would have won by a huge margin in the 2 November elections.

"I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!" he wrote.

Earlier, a White House official gave the same explanation for the Republicans' poor election performance to Politico journalists.

"President Trump was not on the ballot, and it's proven that Trump voters show up when he is on the ballot," the anonymous White House official said.

Background:

• According to early results from the US midterm elections, the Republican Party is losing its majority in the Senate, with the Democrats securing the 51 seats needed to control the chamber.
• The Democrats are also expected to win a majority in the House of Representatives.

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