New York Times: Trump and Republicans blame each other after heavy election defeat This American newspaper reported: "I wasn't at the polls," Trump said in an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday night. "And because I wasn't at the polling station, we weren't able to get enough people to the polling station." But Republicans quickly rejected that explanation, saying the loss of control of both chambers was a direct result of Trump's decisions: tariff policies, dragging the country into an unpopular war with Iran that raised prices and supporting weak candidates.

New York Times: Trump and Republicans blame each other after heavy election defeat This American newspaper reported: "I wasn't at the polls," Trump said in an interview with The New York Times on Tuesday night. "And because I wasn't at the polling station, we weren't able to get enough people to the polling station." But Republicans quickly rejected that explanation, saying the loss of control of both chambers was a direct result of Trump's decisions: tariff policies, dragging the country into an unpopular war with Iran that raised prices and supporting weak candidates.