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Conservatives peel back the curtain on why Trump wants to lose the midterms

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on before boarding Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, U.S., September 7, 2026. REUTERS/Eric Lee

The Presidency as a Blame Machine

A Majority He Cannot Hide Behind

The immediate facts are spare but revealing: Republicans face endangered Senate seats, Donald Trump’s approval is deeply underwater, and his allied super PAC is reportedly holding more than $400 million as the midterms approach. Conservative writers now suspect Trump may prefer losing Congress to accepting responsibility for…

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