President Donald Trump used Truth Social throughout U.S. midterm election night, posting criticism of Fox News and reacting to results that gave Democrats control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The outcome included several notable gains for Democrats, according to the account of the results in the source material.
Earlier in the day, Trump celebrated Republican Tony Ada’s election as governor of Guam, describing the result as a possible sign of what was to come. Guam’s election was separate from the U.S. midterms and did not affect the balance of power in Congress.
As votes came in, Trump shared a post claiming Republican turnout was at “presidential-level” and promoted a Fox News segment that challenged forecasts of a Democratic surge. He later attacked the network’s polling and coverage, arguing that its ratings were falling because it spent too much time on criticism of him. Trump also cited polls about his standing among Republicans, though the source notes that he mischaracterised what those surveys measured.
By late evening, Trump said he would have won “in a landslide” if he had been on the ballot and said he planned to comment on why candidates had won or lost. He also shared an image of a red cap bearing the word “veto.” In a call to Fox News, he said he was surprised by the results and would veto legislation passed by the Democratic-majority Congress.
Trump ended the night by accusing Fox News of bearing responsibility for Republican losses, saying the network had repeatedly featured Democratic opposition. The source also notes that Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority in both the House and Senate.
Sources: Mashable.