As a blue wave appeared to take hold across the US, Trump said he was prepared to accept the results.
While the vote was widely seen as a referendum on his leadership, Trump insisted on social media: “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!”
It came as series of stunning defeats for his party in former Republican strongholds saw Democrats retake control in the US Senate.
Democrats have regained control of the US Senate, routing Republicans nationwide with historic victories that will give them powerful new leverage over Donald Trump for the remainder of his presidency.
Together with their triumph in the House of Representatives, Democrats will have full control of Congress beginning next year, for the first time since 2022.
Democrats will soon have the ability to hold up not just Trump’s legislative agenda, but also any appointments he makes to his cabinet or the federal judiciary – including the supreme court, where conservatives have a 6-3 majority.