Slurring Trump makes stunning admission on Fox News after devastating night of midterms losses - The Independent
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After Republicans suffered bruising losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, President Donald Trump offered his opponents an unexpected compliment: “The Democrats did a good job.”
Trump’s praise came during a late-night Fox News interview after Democrats were projected to take control of both the House and Senate, dealing the GOP a sweeping rebuke and setting up two years of divided government.
Speaking by phone and occasionally slurring his words, the president deflected blame for his party’s losses onto lackluster Republican candidates, some of whom lost even in GOP strongholds such as Texas and South Carolina.
Trump also expressed surprise at the scale of Republicans’ losses, saying the turnout at his rallies in recent months had led him to expect a stronger showing.
Still, he did not hesitate to congratulate Democrats — the same opponents he has repeatedly mocked as “Dumocrats,” labeled “Jihadists and Communists,” and accused of brazenly cheating in elections.
“I think the Democrats did a good job; I really do,” the 80-year-old president told Fox News. “They fought hard. They were, you know, they've been fighting for a long time. They've been fighting me for a long time.”
“They’ve been looking for this one for 11 years, and they finally got it,” he added.
By early Wednesday morning, Democrats were projected to flip six Republican-held Senate seats—including Texas, South Carolina and North Carolina—along with multiple GOP-held House seats, including districts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Trump signaled a willingness to work with Democrats over the next two years, but drew firm limits, ruling out compromise on immigration and transgender policies.
“The power of veto is one of the stronger powers that a president has, and they'll send over things that are insane, and I'll veto them,” Trump said.
Asked to assess his role in his party’s losses, Trump deflected responsibility. Some defeated candidates had not been loyal enough, he said. “In other cases, they just didn't inspire the people to get out and vote,” he said.
“And I wasn’t on the ballot,” he added, echoing an earlier Truth Social post. That explanation stood in stark contrast to his campaign message to supporters: “Pretend I’m on the ballot.”
Trump also downplayed the electoral impact of his decision to go to war in Iran, despite polls showing deep public opposition to the conflict. “I think a part of it was Iran, but at the same time, people understood the importance of what I've done with Iran,” Trump said.
Notably absent from the interview were allegations of cheating, a charge the president has long leveled against Democrats without evidence.
The interview came hours after Trump fired off a series of Truth Social posts bashing Fox News, accusing the network of turning “AGAINST” him.
