Trump interview claim on accept election results is absent as midterm wins mount

White House points to candidates

A Trump administration official said the president had done more to promote many Republican nominees than the candidates had done themselves. Trump had urged voters to act as if he were on the ballot, a strategy that appears to have backfired.

Trump argued that Republicans would have won “by a landslide” if he had actually been on the ballot. The account gives no further details about that statement.

Democrats record notable wins

Among the results cited, Democrat James Talarico won in Texas, and Amy Acton became governor of Ohio. The account says Acton faced a controversial attack-ad campaign. Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff, described as a potential presidential hopeful, was also named among the party’s big wins. Democrats Donavan McKinney, Greg Landsman, Sean Casten and Jake Auchincloss won or retained House seats in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Massachusetts. Republican Eric Burlison won reelection in Missouri’s 7th Congressional District.

Acceptance claim not addressed

The account focuses on midterm outcomes and competing explanations for Republican performance. It does not report Trump discussing whether he would accept election results, or provide details of an interview on that subject. It also notes hopes for a “Blue Wave” and says Democratic chances for sweeping the Senate and House had risen.