# Trump brushes off midterm loss as Democrats win Congress

> Trump downplays historic Democratic sweep of Congress after midterms.
- Title: Trump brushes off midterm loss as Democrats win Congress
- Summary: Trump downplays historic Democratic sweep of Congress after midterms. Trump downplayed his midterm election loss as Democrats gained control of both chambers…
- Keywords: trump, democrats, congress, midterms, house, senate, james talarico, Buenos Aires Times
- Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/world/trump-tries-to-brush-off-midterms-rout-as-democrats-celebrate.phtml
- Published: 2026-11-05T03:33:23+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trump, democrats, congress, midterms, house, senate, james talarico, news, politics, world
## Trump's first public remarks
Trump delivered his first public remarks since Democrats swept Congress.
## Democrats flip Congress
Democrats seized both the House of Representatives and Senate in midterms.
## Vance splits from Trump
Vance publicly split from Trump over Iran war.
## Trump's response to Vance
Trump said the 'reason we lost is the war' and it drove gasoline prices up.
## Trump's priorities
Trump focused on marble and columns at the $400-million ballroom without mentioning midterms.
## Trump's concession
Trump conceded Vance's Iran war comment was 'largely true because it drove the gasoline up'.
## Trump's threat
Trump warned a third impeachment would 'destroy' the Democratic Party.
## Democrats win key seats
Democrats flipped seven Senate seats in South Carolina, North Carolina, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Texas and Maine.
## Historic Democratic wins
Democrats won first Senate seats in Kansas, Texas and South Carolina since 1932.
## Young voters turn away
18-29-year-olds voted for Democrats by 72 percent to 25 percent margin.
## Latino voters shift
Latino voters backed Democrats by 62 percent to 35 percent over Republicans.
## Vance's dilemma
Vance risks being tied to Trump as a lame-duck president.
## 2028 presidential race
Vance is the most obvious victim for 2028 Republican nomination after Trump's loss.
## Key takeaway

Trump downplayed his midterm election loss as Democrats gained control of both chambers of Congress.