After disastrous election, Trump breaks silence to share glowing headlines as Democrats claim sweeping victories
Trump shares a Post story
Trump’s first social media post after election night showed printed pages from The New York Post. The Tuesday story praised what it called the “Donroe Doctrine” and described his foreign policy as strongman and military-driven.
The story said that policy was dominating the Western Hemisphere through the killing of hundreds of people accused of drug trafficking and a military operation to arrest Venezuela’s ousted leader, Nicolàs Maduro. The print edition shown in Trump’s post bore the date November 4, 2026.
Democrats make sweeping gains
The post followed midterm elections in which Democrats won control of Congress and achieved sweeping victories at the state level across the country. Trump also called Fox News to discuss the results.
Before doing so, he had complained about the network’s coverage. The article does not specify what he said during the call.
Post’s front page shifts tone
The Post’s Tuesday story celebrated Trump, but its current front page presented a sharply different image. It featured a cartoon of the president drowning beneath a “blue tsunami.” The illustration was inspired by “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.” Trump also posted other favorable post-election assessments, including a claim about a “record high” stock market.
Key points
- Trump’s first post after election night shared images of a New York Post story praising his foreign policy.
- Democrats won control of Congress and recorded sweeping state-level victories in the midterm elections.
- Trump called Fox News to discuss the results after criticizing its coverage.
- The Post’s current front page showed Trump beneath a “blue tsunami,” while he touted a “record high” stock market.