Video taking off 124x its usual first day

Trump expected rally support to carry his endorsed candidates

USA TODAY's Fox News excerpt captures his surprise at the results alongside an acknowledgment that Democrats fought hard.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,103,510 views a day, 124 times a normal first day on this channel (8,913).

Trump calls into Fox News to react to midterm election results: 'The Democrats did a good job'

What happened to the support Donald Trump saw at his rallies? In an election-night call to Fox News, the president says he had expected more of it to transfer to the candidates he endorsed.

USA TODAY's excerpt has passed a million views in 21 hours, far beyond the channel's usual start for a Short. It pairs Trump's voice with images of the Capitol and White House as he considers an election that handed Democrats control of both chambers of Congress.

His response combines praise for the opposing party with distance from the outcome. "And I think the Democrats did a good job. I really do," he says. Later, he adds: "And I wasn't on the ballot. If I was on the ballot, they would have gotten out."

Trump also points to Iran as a factor in the result, reiterates his opposition to Iran having nuclear weapons, and emphasizes his veto power. Alongside that warning, he says he has Democratic friends with whom he can work.

The call is part of a broader run of widely watched election reactions on USA TODAY. The channel also posted Chuck Schumer's account of what Democrats must do with their majority and Keisha Lance Bottoms's victory speech after becoming the first Black woman elected governor in U.S. history.

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