"My name was not on the ballot" – Trump on the Republican defeat
He emphasized that he did not accept the result as his personal defeat. He stated that the party's defeat was caused by petrol prices.
“My name was not on the ballot” – Trump on the Republican defeat
US President Donald Trump gave an interview to Fox News following the midterm elections. Below are his key statements.
The text is not a complete set of quotes: the president's words have been shortened and summarized. Nevertheless, the content and meaning have been fully preserved.
I'm a little surprised, I thought they [Republicans] would do better than this. I am ready to cooperate with the Democrats if they want to work with me.
There is the power of veto — this is one of the president's strongest weapons. If they send me something stupid to sign, I will veto it. After a month or two, once I've done it a few times, they'll call themselves and ask what needs to be done. Then we will work together. I think the Democrats will do well. They fought very long and hard.
Our economy is strong, but people aren't seeing it because of gas prices. People like what I'm doing with Iran, but they don't like the short-term consequences. I understand that.
People didn't vote for Republicans because they didn't like the candidates. Some of them had opposed me. I do not consider the result my defeat. My name was not on the ballots.
I did a lot of good things, but that's the situation right now. It doesn't matter whether you are a good or bad president, Democrat or Republican, male or female — you lose in the midterms anyway.