Former President Donald Trump is touting his influence in the midterms and using mystery calculations that his supporters are enthusiastically embracing.
The Republican Party’s “red wave” Tuesday turned out to be a red whimper as Trump-endorsed candidates floundered across the nation. But, in two posts on Truth Social this week, Trump claimed he had “219 wins to 16 losses,” adding: “Who has ever done better than that?”
Trump seems to be referring to NBC’s prediction that Republicans could win 219 House seats and Dems could take 216 seats, and claiming that he’s responsible for all of the House Republican wins.
In that case, his “losses” would be the Democratic wins and his “record” as of late Thursday would be more like 211 to 192 — a much smaller margin of victory.
Trump may also be padding his win record by backing unopposed House incumbents or GOP candidates in deeply red states or regions who were pretty much guaranteed to win, The Washington Times reported Thursday:
In reality, the GOP performance in the midterms ranks among the worst for opposition parties in recent midterm history, The Washington Post reported.
Yet, Trump supporters are already attacking the media for failing to recognize Trump’s influence (which even Republicans are blasting):