Donald Trump admitted the government shutdown contributed to Tuesday night’s election losses for Republicans.
While the president said he didn’t expect his party to come out on top, he realizes the ongoing shutdown — now the longest in U.S. history — could have hurt Republican candidates’ chances even more.
GOP senators were still licking their wounds from Tuesday night’s hit as they gathered at the White House on Wednesday morning for breakfast with Trump and cabinet members.
Trump insisted that the latest results are “not good for anybody” in the country.
He did not mention any specific race and was noticeably silent about Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani winning the mayoral race in Trump’s hometown of New York City.
“I thought we’d have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it,” the president said during remarks at the top of the event.