Slurring Trump makes stunning admission on Fox after devastating night of midterms losses: ‘They finally got it’

Republicans suffered heavy losses in the 2026 midterm elections, with Democrats winning back both the House and the Senate. President Donald Trump, reached by phone on Fox News shortly after midnight Wednesday, congratulated the Democrats and said they had waited 11 years for such a win. The Independent reports he sounded tired and at times slurred his words.

Trump insisted the results were no verdict on him because his name was not on the ballot, though at October rallies in Sioux City, Iowa, Corinth, Mississippi, and Bullhead City, Arizona, he had told supporters that in effect it was. Host Bret Baier pressed him on the contradiction. Trump instead blamed weak candidates, including Ken Paxton and Darline Graham, who lost in Texas and South Carolina, and said some of his endorsed picks had defied him. Earlier that evening he had also criticized Fox on Truth Social over its ratings and guests.

Trump said he would work with Democrats but ruled out compromise on immigration and transgender issues, and promised vetoes. He made no claims of cheating.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →