A post by @unusual_whales on X.
Trump on midterm election results: "I was a little bit surprised that Republicans didn't do better...I think my level of popularity maybe is higher now than it was...it feels to me that it would be higher."
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President Trump said he was “a little bit surprised” Republicans did not perform better in the midterm elections, while asserting his popularity may now be higher than it was previously. Speaking after the results, Trump suggested his standing with voters feels stronger than during earlier periods, though he offered no polling figures to support the claim. The comments mark a rare public acknowledgment of disappointment over the GOP’s showing while framing his own position as improving. Markets will watch whether Trump’s read on his popularity shapes his political strategy and Republican positioning ahead of the next election cycle.
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