Critics have mocked President Donald Trump for a series of messages he fired off as polls closed and it became clear that Democrats were sweeping nearly every major race, often by wider-than-expected margins.

First, he absolved himself in a message quoting unnamed “pollsters,” while also seemingly throwing Republicans in Congress under the bus over the ongoing shutdown of the federal government.

He wrote on his Truth Social website:

Donald Trump on Truth Social.

Next, he switched gears and engaged in one of his favorite activities: bragging about TV ratings.

Donald Trump on Truth Social talking about TV ratings.

Then, he fired off a pair of messages demanding that Senate........

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