President Donald Trump offered an explanation on Wednesday morning after Democrat candidates swept the 2025 elections.
In his first remarks since the elections, President Donald Trump said that the ongoing government shutdown was partly to blame for Republican losses on Election Day.
Trump told reporters during a breakfast with GOP lawmakers at the White House that election night on Tuesday “was not expected to be a victory,” and provided the 36-day government shutdown as one of two possible reasons.
“I think, if you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor,” Trump said. “Negative for the Republicans, and that was a big factor.”
Trump 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.”
His remarks come after Democrats won resoundingly in multiple states on Tuesday, with exit polls showing economic worries were very much on the minds of voters.
“I don’t think it was good for Republicans,” Trump said of the election results. “I don’t think it’s good. I’m not sure it was good for anybody.”
Some major losses for Republicans included the New York City mayoral race, and contests for governor in New Jersey and Virginia. Democrats also secured another expected win in California, where voters approved a new congressional map that is designed to help their party win five more U.S. House seats in next year’s midterm elections.
On the morning following the defeats, Trump called on lawmakers to bring the 36-day government shutdown, now the longest on record, to an end.
“We must get the government open,” Trump said, going on to push Republican senators to end the filibuster.
“It’s time for Republicans to do what they have to do,” he said. “Terminate the filibuster.”
Trump said earlier that the shutdown was a gift- one that allows him to PERMANENTLY kill a lot of Democrat-created pork and CRAP!
I do not see that he has done much on that train at all!
Another liberal clown of a judge thinks judges have the power to run the President. The president is our Chief Executive, and has the power to hire and fire government personnel and run the government.
Dem wins due to
Shutdown
Indoc voters
Brain washed voters
Media
Prop 50 for CA
BUT all states need Fed funds right
Not very smart to give Schumer and the democrats encouragement that their shutdown did accomplish something.
I don’t get it what don’t people understand the Republicans have voted yes to open the federal government 14+ times the Democrats are the ones voting no don’t open every time, so why would you blame Republicans? People are dumb like a box of rocks. That’s how America got in this position to begin with. Plain stupid people. That’s why we voted Trump to clean this mess up, but I see people just don’t want it cleaned up. They just want free hand out!
What a wake up call for republicans! With Biden it was the border, with Trump it will be healthcare. People are shocked at how much O’Bama Care is going to cost them now that the government subsidizes are being taken away, but watch who gets blamed, republicans. They better start working on reform but don’t call it Trump Care or 50% will aotomaticly be against it without even knowing what it is. Call it something neutral (like America Care, or something without Trump”s name or party).
Trump will never admit that he might be responsible for a loss. It’s Democrats or rebellious judges or some random person who hates him for being so perfect. The guy is showing his dementia.