By Karim Hammam
President Donald Trump reacted to Republican losses in the 2026 midterm elections by claiming on Truth Social that his presence on the ballot would have secured a landslide victory. As results showed a string of defeats for GOP candidates, Trump wrote: “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!”
Midterm Results Trigger Response
The midterm elections saw Republicans suffer bruising defeats across key races. Trump had repeatedly urged supporters to “pretend I’m on the ballot” in the lead-up to Election Day. His post-election statement came as the scale of the losses became clear.
