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Trump accepts midterm results as system holds up against election interference efforts

With the exception of the 2024 election, which he won and Republicans performed well in, Trump has raised doubt about every presidential race and midterm since his first election in 2016.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 5, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC

But when the results came in Tuesday night, revealing a massive blowout for the GOP, Trump did something almost unprecedented: he accepted the results.

Trump said he was “absolutely willing” to accept the outcome and looked forward to working with Democrats.

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