# Furious Trump declares GOP ‘would have won in a landslide’ if he was on midterm ballot

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/furious-trump-declares-gop-would-have-won-in-a-landslide-if-he-was-on-midterm-ballot/
- Published: 2026-11-04T03:57:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T06:06:08+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/furious-trump-declares-gop-would-have-won-in-a-landslide-if-he-was-on-midterm-ballot/
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Trump claimed his presence would have secured a Republican landslide.
- Republicans lost previously safe House and Senate seats.
- Exit polls showed low approval and concern over prices and presidential power.

## Summary

President Trump said Republicans would have won the 2026 midterms “in a landslide” if he had been on the ballot, as his party suffered heavy losses. The result matters because Republicans lost seats they had previously considered safe, while the White House responded by pledging stronger resistance to Democratic policies.

Trump’s claim came despite exit polls putting his approval rating at 38%; 62% of voters blamed him for higher prices and 71% wanted Congress to do more to check his power. A White House official blamed the defeats partly on candidate quality, argued that Trump-backed candidates had performed better when he was campaigning, and predicted gas prices would fall if the Iran conflict were resolved.

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