# Trump reacts to midterm results: ‘I wasn’t on the ballot’

https://mins.news/en/item/129156

- NBC News, 2026-11-04 12:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.today.com/video/trump-reacts-to-gop-s-midterm-losses-i-wasn-t-on-the-ballot-272833093561

> Donald Trump has repeatedly discussed the midterm election outcome online and on air, saying he does not see it as a blow to him: “I don’t like to consider it a defeat for me, I wasn’t on the ballot.” NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports, with Hallie Jackson and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker offering analysis on TODAY.

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