Trump: ‘Presidents always lose the mid-term elections’

‘The president, for one reason or another, always ends up losing the mid-term elections. Whether he’s a Republican or a Democrat, a great president or a poor one, for some reason – I believe they’ve only won two out of twenty-five – that’s just how it goes.’ Donald Trump said this whilst speaking in the Oval Office. “There should be no reason why it should be any different; in fact, one would think that the work done would be a plus, not a liability,” added the tycoon.

And yet, ‘presidents – whether competent or incompetent, Republican or Democrat – tend to lose mid-term elections. We’ll have to wait and see what happens. I can say one thing: when I was in the running, when I stood as a candidate, we won everything, we won everything. When I don’t stand, people don’t turn out to vote. We’re talking about 49 per cent, to be precise. It’s certainly not rocket science. 49 per cent… and if I can mobilise my voters – the ‘Make America Great Again’ supporters, the Republicans, or whatever you want to call them – if they turn out to vote, we’ll win by a landslide. But they have to want to go and vote. And if your name isn’t on the ballot paper, it’s a bit more difficult. So, I’m asking them to pretend I’m on the ballot paper,’ concluded the US President.