Trump's campaign-style speech to business leaders in Miami was designed to tout his economic accomplishments as voters increasingly say his administration is not doing enough.

Democrats have swept the first major elections of Donald Trump's second term, with the US president saying the ongoing government shutdown is a "big factor".

Voters on Tuesday disagreed, telling exit pollsters that Trump was an important reason for turning out in droves for Democratic candidates.

The president offered his assessment of his party’s poor showing in the 2025 elections ahead of a breakfast with GOP senators.

In his first Truth Social post commenting on the election results, Trump suggested that the reasons why Democrats won is because he was not on the ballot and because of the government shutdown. Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats for the shutdown despite Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House.

The president implored his followers to remember the good times after Republicans got hammered in Tuesday’s elections.

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump is calling on Republicans to make some changes in the wake of several high-profile losses suffered by the party Tuesday night. As news spread of Republicans losing major races in several states, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to offer his demands.

During an appearance at a business forum in Miami, President Trump highlighted what he viewed as his administration's economic accomplishments and said Republicans should talk about them more on the campaign trail or they could do "not so well" in election results.