# WATCH: Trump previews ballroom construction the day after voters rejected GOP rule

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/watch-trump-previews-ballroom-construction-the-day-after-voters-rejected-gop-rule/
- Published: 2026-11-04T19:27:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T04:37:51+00:00
- Original publisher: PBS NewsHour (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-previews-ballroom-construction-the-day-after-voters-rejected-gop-rule
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics

## Key points

- Trump promoted the White House ballroom after Republican midterm defeats.
- He said he would have won if he had been on the ballot.
- Polling suggested many voters disapproved of his priorities and performance.

## Summary

President Donald Trump spent nearly 20 minutes promoting a new White House ballroom the day after Republicans suffered sweeping midterm losses, without addressing the defeats in his remarks. His focus on the construction project came as many voters said he was concentrating on the wrong issues, raising questions about his priorities and role in the party’s losses.

Trump said the ballroom was an unprecedented structure and watched workers raise what he called its final beam. Asked about the election, he said he would have won if he had been on the ballot and argued that voters disliked the Republican candidates. An AP Voter Poll found only four in 10 voters approved of his performance, while about two-thirds said he did not have the right priorities; Democrats also won Senate seats in South Carolina and Kansas, where no Democrat had won since 1932.

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