Trump blames GOP midterm performance on media: ‘Enemy of the people’

Donald Trump lashed out at the media, claiming that not enough attention has been given to successful Republican candidates that the former president endorsed ahead of the midterms. ‘Incredible how dishonest the Fake News Media is,’ Mr Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social early on Thursday. ‘The Failing New York Times has gone crazy. So many of the people I Endorsed went on to victory on Tuesday Night, nobody was even close, and they literally make up a story refusing to write the facts, and only quoting enemies and losers.”Almost all of the people I endorsed WON, yet if you read the story from two Trump-hating writers (who only do as they are told!), you would not even recognize the truth. They truly are, THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!!!’ Mr Trump wrote. ‘…219 WINS against 16 LOSSES IN THE GENERAL ELECTION, and yet the Fake News writes only unrecognizable junk. No wonder they are all doing sooo badly!’ he added in a second post. Mr Trump appeared to be referring to an article by New York Times reporters Michael Bender and Maggie Haberman, who detailed criticism against Mr Trump coming from within the Republican Party. ‘Republicans have followed Donald Trump off the side of a cliff,’ Trump adviser David Urban told the paper. Former Long Island Republican Representative Peter King, a longtime supporter of Mr Trump, said, ‘I strongly believe he should no longer be the face of the Republican Party’. He said the party ‘can’t become a personality cult’. Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, Mr Trump noted that his senate pick in Ohio, JD Vance, beat Democrat Tim Ryan, and that Herschel Walker advanced to a 6 December runoff against Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock. New York Republican Representative Elise Stefanik said in a statement to The Times that ‘I am proud to endorse Donald Trump for president in 2024’. ‘It is time for Republicans to unite around the most popular Republican in America who has a proven track record of conservative governance,’ she added. ‘Every year, the media writes Donald Trump’s political obituary. And every year, we’re quickly reminded that Trump remains the most popular figure in the Republican Party,’ Mr Vance said. More follows…