President Donald Trump wasted absolutely no time hitting his keyboard after Democrats absolutely swept the recent Election Day victories. Immediately following the huge Democratic wins across the country, the president took to Truth Social to share his theory about why the Republicans suffered such humiliating losses.
According to People, Trump believes the results were entirely because his name wasn’t on the ballot. It’s honestly wild to see President Trump immediately jump to the defense of the Republican party, but his theory about why they lost is certainly interesting. He didn’t mince words on his Truth Social account either, declaring in all caps that the losses were due to two specific things.
He posted, ” ‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT.’ ” The president added that this assessment came, “according to Pollsters,” though he didn’t specify which ones. It is true that this idea might have some weight, since the New York Times has noted that Republicans seem far less likely to show up at the polls if the Trump name isn’t directly listed.
Trump thinks only he can make the difference
We know that democratic voters have consistently “overperformed in every nonpresidential election year since 2017,” meaning the GOP struggles to motivate its base without the top name present. The second reason President Trump cited for the Republican disaster was the ongoing government shutdown. This shutdown set a genuinely depressing record on Wednesday, November 5, becoming the longest in U.S. history at a staggering 36 days and counting.
It’s a terrible situation for the country, and it’s certainly something you’d expect voters to be highly dissatisfied with. The Democrats weren’t just winning small races either; they scored massive, historic victories in states like New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and California. We saw Zohran Mamdani secure a massive win to become the first Muslim mayor of New York City.
Down in Virginia, Abigail Spanberger clinched the state’s gubernatorial race, making her the first female governor in the state’s history. These aren’t minor upsets; these are groundbreaking moments that show a huge wave of voter momentum.
President Trump’s frustration was clearly visible in the New York City race, where he actively set himself against Mamdani. The president went so far as to voice support for the Democrat former Governor Andrew Cuomo, which is a wild move considering Cuomo’s recent political history. President Trump posted a stark warning to New Yorkers regarding Mamdani, suggesting that if the candidate won, he would severely limit federal funding to the city.
He urged voters to support Cuomo instead, saying, “Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!” That level of public intervention shows just how much the president cares about these local races, and his preferred candidate still lost. That’s got to sting.
Published: Nov 6, 2025 07:12 am