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- 0:00[SPEAKER_00]: Donald Trump has attempted to distance himself from the Republicans crushing midterms losses.
- 0:06[SPEAKER_00]: Radar Online.com has revealed that the wounded president instead blamed GOP candidates for the disaster in the polls.
- 0:15[SPEAKER_00]: Democrats seized control of both the House and Senate with significant wins in states like Michigan and Iowa.
- 0:23[SPEAKER_00]: On truth social, Trump insisted the results were not a personal response to his presidency.
- 0:29[SPEAKER_00]: He said, I wasn't on the ballot, and if I was, we would have won in a landslide.
- 0:35[SPEAKER_00]: Trump's mood worsened during the night, leading him to critique his usual allies.
- 0:40[SPEAKER_00]: He expressed disdain for Jessica Tarlev's commentary on Fox News, labeling her as dumb as a rock.
- 0:47[SPEAKER_00]: Trump continued to criticize Fox News, citing their polling as always the worst, and filled with hit jobs.
- 0:58[SPEAKER_00]: stating that they caused the declines in ratings.
- 1:01[SPEAKER_00]: In a later call to Fox News, Trump admitted that high gas prices were significant factor in the defeat.
- 1:09[SPEAKER_00]: Surprisingly, Trump gave credit to Democrats, saying, I think the Democrats did a good job.