White House doubles down with reminders that Trump ‘is still your president’ message after midterm bloodbath

The White House is doubling down on its message reminding Americans that Donald Trump “is still your president” the morning after Republicans suffered a “bloodbath” in the midterm elections.Americans heralded the beginning of the end of Trump’s era by turning to Democrats in droves on Election Day, propelling them to take back the House and the Senate in a shift not seen in decades.“PSA: TRUMP IS STILL YOUR PRESIDENT,” the official White House account posted on social media Wednesday morning, accompanied by an ominous-looking photograph of Trump staring down the lens, leaning on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office with his fists.“Thank you for your attention in this matter,” the post said, parroting Trump’s signature sign-off.It echoed a message shared by White House communications director Steven Cheung in the early hours of Wednesday as Republicans were pounded with losses across the board. “Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States,” Cheung posted. “Still your President!” His post was met with mockery. “Lame duck president for the next 2 years,” one X user wrote. “Steven demonstrating exactly why MAGA died tonight.”“Can’t spin this one. Everyone hates what you guys are doing,” Tim Fullerton, CEO and co-founder of the progressive outlet Find Out Media, commented. “He just lost Congress. Many people are saying it was one of the worst losses for a president in history. He’s a lame duck now!” a third wrote. Trump hasn’t posted on Truth Social since late Tuesday but gave an interview to Fox News just after midnight, where he failed to take responsibility for the Republican losses and blamed GOP candidates.“I don’t view it as a hit on me,” he told Fox News. “I think we’ve had the greatest two years in the history of the presidency in terms of the economy, in terms of all the things we’ve done…”But the mood among Republicans was grim, with officials looking for someone to blame for the party’s disastrous election results, Politico reported.“We are beyond candidate quality. It’s a bloodbath,” a senior Senate GOP official told the outlet. “Trump did this.”More follows