President Donald Trump issued a blunt election-night message as Republicans absorbed setbacks: “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank you for your attention to this matter.” The quote appears in a Nov. 3, 2026 report by The Gateway Pundit, which attributed it to a Truth Social post.
What The Gateway Pundit reported about the numbers
According to The Gateway Pundit, election-night projections showed Democrats gaining ground in the House and picking up Republican-held seats in the Senate. The outlet also wrote that Democrats were threatening to seize control of the House.
How Trump framed the midterms
The Gateway Pundit reported that, throughout October, Trump urged supporters to treat the midterms as if his name were on the ballot and claimed Republican turnout rises when he is on the ballot. The outlet said Trump held an “aggressive” schedule, including 25 rallies in October.
The stakes described
The Gateway Pundit wrote that, if Democrats controlled the House, they would have the authority to launch investigations, issue subpoenas, and obstruct significant portions of the president’s domestic agenda. The outlet also noted Trump had warned in October that he would be a veto-focused president if Democrats captured Congress.
Source note
This report relies solely on The Gateway Pundit’s account and quotations. Independent verification of seat counts, projections, and the referenced Truth Social post was not performed for this item.
