The key facts

  • On November 3, the Democratic Party won a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate
  • Trump called the elections 'so dishonest' and cited the Los Angeles primary
  • He named fuel prices and the war with Iran as reasons for the Republicans' defeat

Statement after the Republicans' defeat

US President Donald Trump said that American elections are 'so dishonest' that it is hard to imagine. According to Gazeta.Ru citing Clash Report, commenting on the situation with the press, he recalled the primary for mayor of Los Angeles in the summer of 2026 between Spencer Pratt and Nithya Raman: according to him, Pratt was supposed to advance to the second round, but everything changed after additional votes were counted. 'Our elections are so dishonest — you can't even imagine it!' the outlet quotes Trump as saying.

Election results and the president's explanations

The statement came after the congressional elections on November 3, in which, as Gazeta.Ru reports, the Democratic Party won, receiving a majority of votes in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Trump himself attributed the Republicans' defeat to high fuel prices, and also admitted that the war with Iran had affected the outcome. The outlet separately mentions that earlier the first Muslim senator in history 'audaciously addressed' Trump and Vance; the publication gives no details of this address.