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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump volition big Republican senators for meal astatine the White House connected Wednesday, offering his archetypal extended absorption to Tuesday's predetermination results aft Democrats collected large victories successful respective cardinal races.
A White House authoritative confirmed to The Hill that invitations were sent to Republican senators. The meal volition instrumentality spot earlier Trump travels to Florida for remarks astatine an economical conference.
Wednesday marks the 36th time of the authorities shutdown, with small advancement toward reopening.
The White House said Trump stayed up precocious watching results, and the president took to Truth Social aft cardinal races were called, claiming pollsters attributed GOP losses to the prolonged shutdown.
"'TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,' according to Pollsters," Trump wrote.
White House source: 'Nothing has changed' from 2024
Election Day marked the archetypal existent trial for voters of Trump's 2nd term. Republican candidates mislaid races successful New Jersey and Virginia by wide margins, among different authorities races.
A White House root told NewsNation that “nothing has changed” since 2024 and that the results were indicative of nationalist politics, brushing disconnected Tuesday night's races arsenic constricted to Democratic strongholds.
The root went connected to telephone Virginia's Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who mislaid the governor's contention to Democrat Abigail Spanberger, an "incredibly weak" campaigner who ne'er afloat supported Trump.
The root besides argued the contention mightiness person been person if incumbent Glenn Youngkin had been eligible to tally again, adding that Youngkin has "no legacy" and that Virginia's Republican Party has immoderate "soul-searching" to do.
Wins are a referendum on Trump: DNC
Democratic winners saw their high-profile wins arsenic a beardown connection to Trump and his supporters.
"Right now, our national workforce is nether attack, and the chaos coming retired of Washington is sidesplitting Virginia jobs and creating economic uncertainty for tens of thousands of families," said Spanberger.
"We’re not going to springiness successful to our darker impulses here in New Jersey," said New Jersey Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill. "We cognize that this nation has not ever been nor volition it ever beryllium ruled by kings."
The Democratic National Committee echoed that sentiment, describing the results arsenic a referendum connected Trump’s "failure to little costs and marque beingness amended for moving families."
