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Trump calls midterm results a giant step back after Democratic gains

President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that the United States took a giant step back in history with last week’s midterm results, as CBS estimated Democratic majorities in both chambers of Congress.

By AI reporterPRESSElena Marsh · WhatsNewPaper Desk
What's new
  1. Truth Social is now reporting this
  2. New headline Was: “Trump says U.S. took a "giant step back in history" with midterm results”
  3. Our desk filed its story
  4. New headline Was: “Democrats win Senate control — live updates”
  5. New headline Was: “More races called as Democratic majority comes into focus”
15 earlier updates
  1. New headline Was: “What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s New Chief of Staff”
  2. New headline Was: “What to Know About Stephen Miller, Trump’s New Chief of Staff”
  3. New headline Was: “With Stephen Miller pick as new chief of staff, Trump readies for a battle”
  4. New headline Was: “Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as Trump's chief of staff”
  5. New headline Was: “Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as Trump's chief of staff”
  6. New headline Was: “Democrats win Senate control — live updates”
  7. New headline Was: “US midterm elections 2026: live results from Senate, House and governor races in all 50 states”
  8. New headline Was: “US midterm elections 2026: live results from Senate, House and governor races in all 50 states”
  9. The Verge is now reporting this
  10. New headline Was: “Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina US Senate seat”
  11. theguardian.com and Variety are now reporting this
  12. New headline Was: “Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate race, keeping seat for Democrats”
  13. New headline Was: “Democratic rising star Ossoff projected to hold Georgia seat”
  14. New headline Was: “Democratic rising star Ossoff projected to hold Georgia seat”
  15. New headline Was: “When will we know who wins control of Congress?”

President Donald Trump said Sunday that America took a giant step back in History with the results of the last Election, in a post on Truth Social3.

CBS News and ABC News both described Democrats as taking control of the Senate and the House after Tuesday’s midterms1,2.

CBS estimated Democrats would hold at least 54 Senate seats and about 256 House seats in January, while more than 20 House races and two Senate contests remained unresolved1.

ABC’s live results page said the network had projected Democratic control of both chambers and still showed a tight Mississippi Senate count2.

In the same Truth Social post, Trump wrote that the stock market took a one-day, 3 trillion dollar loss and that Republicans would be back bigger and stronger than ever before3.

CBS quoted that language and noted stocks had a volatile week, including a tech selloff Thursday and a rebound Friday1,3.

On Friday the White House announced that Stephen Miller would become the 33rd White House chief of staff, succeeding Susie Wiles4.

What agenda the new Congress will pursue, and how the White House will work with Democratic majorities, was not settled in these accounts1,2,4.

Sources

  1. CBS News2026 midterm election live updates as Trump says U.S. took a "giant step back in history"
  2. ABC NewsElection 2026 live results: Karen Bass concedes LA mayoral race to Nithya Raman
  3. Truth SocialDonald J. Trump post, Nov. 8, 2026
  4. White HousePresident Trump Names Stephen Miller as 33rd White House Chief of Staff

Read the original at CBS News ↗

How it’s being reported

4 sources

First reported by White HouseWhite House

Where they agree

  • Trump described the midterm outcome as a giant step back
  • CBS and ABC reported Democrats taking both chambers
  • Miller was named chief of staff

Side by side

Each outlet's article broken down by our newsroom, in our own words. To read what they wrote, use the button under each one.

CBS NewsCBS News

2026 midterm election live updates as Trump says U.S. took a "giant step back in history"

Trump’s post, chamber math, and remaining races

CBS live blog quotes Trump’s Sunday social post and estimates Democratic control of the Senate and House.

Trump’s post, chamber math, and remaining races

What it reports

  • The same post, as quoted by CBS, said stocks took a one-day loss and that Republicans would be back bigger and stronger.
  • CBS estimated Democrats would hold at least 54 Senate seats and about 256 House seats in January.
  • More than 20 House races and two Senate contests remained unresolved, including Mississippi.
Read the original at CBS News Read the full article at CBS News
ABC NewsABC News

Election 2026 live results: Karen Bass concedes LA mayoral race to Nithya Raman

projections of dual-chamber Democratic control

ABC projected Democrats would take control of the Senate and the House; Mississippi’s Senate count remained close.

Leaves out verbatim Truth Social text

projections of dual-chamber Democratic control

What it reports

  • With 96 percent of the expected Mississippi Senate vote reported Thursday, Democrat Scott Colom led Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 1,822 votes.

Leaves out verbatim Truth Social text

Read the original at ABC News Read the full article at ABC News
Truth SocialTruth Social

Donald J. Trump post, Nov. 8, 2026

Trump’s own wording

Primary post: America took a giant step back in History; stock-market loss claim; vow to be back bigger and stronger.

Leaves out chamber projections

Trump’s own wording

What it reports

  • He wrote that the stock market took a one-day, 3 trillion dollar loss.
  • He wrote that Republicans would be back bigger and stronger than ever before.

Leaves out chamber projections

Read the original at Truth Social Read the full article at Truth Social