The myth of Trump’s mandate to rule the way he was was shattered from coast to coast Tuesday night, as Republicans suffered significant and historic losses in the vote.
The White House’s first response was to deny that the defeats had anything to do with Trump, and it tried to blame Republicans in each race for those defeats, leaving aside the fact that the Republicans who lost were running on Donald Trump’s agenda.
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Good presidents learn and adapt when their party suffers a massive setback at the ballot box.
Bad presidents make excuses for defeat and try to avoid blame.
The worst presidents double down and keep what they’re doing.
Donald Trump doubles down.
After more than a month of pretending the government shutdown he caused didn’t exist, Trump is now claiming the shutdown is the reason Republicans lost the election, and he’s demanding something be done about it.
Trump’s excuse ignores the fact that voters made it clear in exit polls that the economy and inflation remained the top two issues, as well as rejecting Trump’s immigration policies.
Voters are telling Trump and his party what they want them to focus on.
Instead, Trump ignored them and threw a tantrum in front of Senate Republicans.
Keep reading to learn about Trump’s anger and watch the video.