President Trump offered his opinion on Wednesday on why Republicans suffered devastating losses in Tuesday's elections, in New Jersey, Virginia, and, least surprisingly, in New York City.
“Last night it was not expected to be a victory,” Trump said over breakfast with Republican Senators, “I don't think it was good for Republicans.”
“I don't think it was good -- I'm not sure it was good for anybody," he went on. "But we had an interesting evening and we learned a lot.”
“Exactly one year ago, we had that big, beautiful victory,” Trump continued. “But I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it. And also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night.”
“I think if you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor. Negative for the Republicans, and that was a big factor,” Trump said. “And they say that I wasn't on the ballot was the biggest factor. But I don't know about that. But I was honored that they said that."
This morning, Trump admits the shutdown is "negative for the Republicans"
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President Trump also went on to urge Republican Senators to nuke the filibuster and bring an end to the government shutdown. The Senate Majority Leader, John Thune, of South Dakota, has said the past he would not employ the so-called "nuclear option" because he simply doesn't have the votes.
🚨 BREAKING: President Trump just told every Republican senator to their FACES they MUST end the filibuster, or nothing will be passed for 3+ years
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The Schumer Shutdown is now in its 36th day, making it the longest government shutdown in United States history. Just yesterday, it surpassed the length of the 2018–2019 government shutdown, which was over funding for President Trump’s border wall.