Trump branded ‘biggest loser’ for Republicans after tragic midterms

The midterm elections have proved to be a disappointment for the Republican Party, who had predicted a ‘red wave’ of support would sweep them to a major victory in Congress. While the Republicans did increase their share of seats in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the result was far below the success predicted in polling data. Ahead of the elections, former president Donald Trump had suggested he intended to launch his third campaign to enter the White House, although this was likely pinned on an exceptional Republican performance in the midterms. Following the result, Trump has been branded the ‘biggest loser’ in US politics after he has consistently failed to secure electorate support.Speaking on The News Agents podcast, journalist Emily Maitlis said: ‘The difference between Ron DeSantis and Trump very simply is that Ron DeSantis got more votes than a Democrat – Trump didn’t do that.’When he became President, he didn’t actually get more votes than the Democrat he was standing against. Trump has lost the presidency, the House and the Senate in four years.’You could say he is arguably the biggest loser, in US politics, for 90 years in the Republican Party.’As soon as you start seeing the wins for Desantis, you start undoing all those perceptions.’US media appears to have echoed the remarks made by Ms Maitlis after a Fox News article also described the former president as ‘the biggest loser’. Donald Trump has hinted he plans to launch his third bid at US presidency (Image: GETTY) Emily Maitlis called Trump the ‘biggest loser’ in the Republican Party (Image: The News Agents/Global Player)President Trump’s party rival Ron DeSantis achieved a landslide victory in Florida after securing 59.4 percent of the vote against Democrat candidate Charlie Crist.The result in Florida has left DeSantis in a strong position to run as the 2024 Republican presidential candidate, despite the rumoured aspirations of Donald Trump.Ahead of the midterm vote, Trump issued a warning to fellow Republican DeSantis against running for the presidency.Mr Trump told US reporters: ‘I think if [DeSantis] runs he could hurt himself very badly. I think the base would not like it – I don’t think it would be good for the party.’Read more: Donald Trump urged to delay White House bid announcement Ron DeSantis secured a strong victory in the Florida vote (Image: GETTY) Trump has warned DeSantis against running in the 2024 election (Image: GETTY)In 2016, Donald Trump rose to victory in the presidential election with his pledge to ‘make America great again’.He defeated Democrat Candidate Hillary Clinton after securing the electoral college vote by 304 to 227.This saw Mr Trump enter the White House despite a Republican failure to achieve a majority in the nationwide vote by a deficit of 2.8 million.In what has become a common claim from Trump, he argued the higher support for the Democrats within the nationwide polls was the result of ‘illegal’ voting.Don’t miss: Farage backs Trump after humiliating midterms [REPORT]’Livid’ Donald Trump ‘screaming at everyone’ [REVEAL]’Trump and DeSantis need to strike a quick deal to take on Democrats’ [COMMENT] President Biden has celebrated the Democrat’s performance in the midterms (Image: GETTY)While the Republican Party has secured a slim majority in Congress, the traditional pattern in midterm votes suggests the President’s party usually suffers a far greater hit.Notably, in the midterm vote, the Republicans lost ‘blue wall’ Pennsylvania to Democrat candidate John Fetterman. President Biden has praised the midterm results as a ‘good day for democracy’ after the Democrats performed better than had been predicted in the polls.Reports suggest the strong midterm vote could see President Biden encouraged to run for a second presidential term in 2024, although it remains to be seen who the Republican party candidate will be.Read next: Donald Trump replaced as favourite to win the White House in 2024Farage warns Trump midterms not ‘huge springboard’ for 2024 campaignUS Senate’s hold to be confirmed ‘in weeks’ as Georgia results delayedMidterm ‘red tsunami’ flops as Trump-endorsed candidates ‘too extreme”Not a red wave’ Republican midterm domination hopes dash