Trump draws a line between Republican losses and personal defeat

The New York Post's fast-starting Short moves from his surprise at the results to his plans for using the veto.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 221,255 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (14,246).

'They Fought Hard': Listen to Trump's First Reaction to Devastating Republican Midterm Losses

The Fox News election graphics show the results; Donald Trump's phone call supplies his explanation. In the New York Post's short edit, the president expresses sympathy for defeated Republicans while resisting the idea that voters had delivered a verdict on him.

"I don't like to consider it a defeat for me, I wasn't on the ballot," he says. He congratulates Democrats after they take control of both the House and Senate, but keeps returning to the distinction between campaigning for candidates and being a candidate himself.

The Post's upload drew roughly 210,000 views in 21 hours, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for Shorts. It pairs the phone interview with archival footage of Trump at a rally and signing documents in the Oval Office, rather than showing a new on-camera address.

By the closing stretch, his attention turns from the Republicans who lost to the Democrats he will face in Congress. "It's the power of veto. It's one of the stronger powers that a president has..." he says, outlining his intention to reject legislation he opposes until the two sides find common ground.

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The numbers

The reaction clip is drawing views much faster than a usual New York Post Short, with comments also well above its normal first-day level.

the video's first day

usual first day here

14,246

this video

221,255

subscribers

2,620,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

2,519,168,890

views per day

7,279,786

typical day: 4,186,543

the video

views

209,410

likes

486

comments

704

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

NewsNation

2,800,000

The Guardian

2,650,000

ABC News (Australia)

2,640,000

New York Post

2,620,000

euronews

2,590,000

ABC News In-depth

2,470,000

As of November 5, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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