Trump blasted after GOP performance with own insult

The Grand Old Party (GOP) expected to see a ‘red wave’ following the vote on Tuesday, but with key issues such as abortion taking centre stage, young voters turned out in their droves to vote, which worked against the Republicans in some areas. While Ron DeSantis triumphed in Florida, the Republican candidates backed by Donald Trump fared less well across the US.Many Republicans across the country have started to blame their Former President for the failings of the candidates who lost to their opponents.Many blame Trump’s dangerous rhetoric surrounding ‘rigged’ elections and ‘voter fraud’ which has been an ongoing issue since he refused to concede to Biden in 2020.For months there has been speculation about when Trump would announce his Presidential bid for 2024 which ramped up ahead of the midterms as he teased of a big announcement next week.Author and commentator Douglas Murray wrote in The Sun: ‘Had there been a clean sweep of Republican victories, Donald J Trump would have taken the credit. Trump has been branded “biggest loser” by Fox News (Image: Getty) Ron DeSantis won in Florida (Image: Getty)’The monster of Mar-a-Lago would then have announced his candidacy for the presidency in 2024.’However, following the disappointing performance of the GOP it is increasingly reported that the former President may no longer run.If Trump decides to push on and announce a bid, he will find himself up against his rival and fellow Floridian Ron DeSantis who stormed the gubernatorial race in the state on Tuesday.Mr Murray described Tuesday’s vote as ‘at best a red trickle’ for the Republican party.READ MORE: Man ‘fixated’ with Buckingham Palace avoids jail Douglas Murray called the GOP performance a “red trickle” (Image: Getty)He said: ‘The truth is that, after this week’s mid-term results, I would be surprised if he did’ run again.’After seeing the results this week, he will have a new realisation.’That if he runs in 2024, he may lose for a second time. He will be a double loser and go down in history as such.’More of a loser than Hillary Clinton. More of a loser than any of the other people he has roasted and insulted over the years.’DON’T MISS:​​Democrats are ‘popping popcorn’ over looming Trump-DeSantis battle (INSIGHT)Insiders warn Trump’s ‘protest’ call is ‘strategic’ play ahead of 2024 (REVEAL)Donald Trump demands voters protest as he claims election fraud again (COMMENT) Trump blasted Hillary Clinton and a number of others ‘losers’ as one of his great insults (Image: Getty)Fox News, one of Trumps biggest allies in the media industry even branded the former President the ‘biggest loser’ of the midterms.However, it seems that the midterm results have not fazed Trump who took aim at DeSantis in a new post on his social media platform Truth Social.Mr Trump said: ‘Now that the election in Florida is over, and everything went quite well, shouldn’t it be said in 2020, I got 1.1million more votes in Florida than Ron DeSantis got this year, 5.7million to 4.6million? Just asking?’Defiant Trump then addressed the elephant in the room of the midterm results: ‘From my personal standpoint it was a very big victory – 219 wins and 16 losses in the general – Who has ever done better than that?’