Trump downplays GOP midterm expectations: The president ‘always loses’
by Julia Manchester - 01/09/26 8:56 AM ET
President Trump downplayed Republicans’ midterm expectations in an interview with Sean Hannity that aired Thursday, acknowledging that the president’s party “always loses” no matter how successful they deem themselves to be.
“If you go back a long way, the sitting president, whether it’s Democrat or Republican, always loses the midterm, even if they’ve done well. Almost always,” Trump told Fox News’ Hannity.
“And, you know, you’d think it’d be like a 50/50 deal. Even if the president’s done a great job. I think we’ve done a great job. We’ve done maybe the best job ever in the first year, but they always seem to lose the midterm,” he continued.
Trump noted that he believes there is something “psychologically” at play with voters where they “maybe want a check or something.”
“I don’t know what it is exactly, but you would think when you have a victory and then on top of the victory you have a great, successful presidency would be an automatic win, but it’s never been a win,” the president said.
Historically, Republicans are facing an uphill climb ahead of November’s elections. Trump understands this dynamic firsthand, having seen the GOP lose control of the House during his first administration.
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