Democrats only needed to flip three seats to gain the majority in the House — they picked up 44 in a massive GOP shellacking

House Speaker Mike Johnson has blasted voters for making the “wrong choice” on Election Day last week.

Donald Trump, Johnson and other Republican leaders were tasked with keeping the majority in Congress, but despite their best efforts, Democrats swept the midterms in a defeat so crushing that it was dubbed a blue tsunami.

Johnson shared regret for the GOP’s shellacking, but not the blame. Instead, the Republican leader pinned it on the Americans who voted against his party on Tuesday.

When asked by CNN’s Manu Raju on Capitol Hill Monday whether Trump needs to “course correct” after the midterm losses, Johnson said, “I’m not going to tell the president how to do his job. We have an incredible record of the first two years of his term, and I expect more success in the days ahead.”

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    12 hours ago

    Nobody said this is about truth seeking.

    If an elected official thinks he can tell the voters that they were wrong for not choosing his party, that is anti-democracy

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      11 hours ago

      No, it isn’t. Goddamn y’all are dumb as shit sometimes.

      What, you think Trump was the right choice in 2024 because he won both the popular vote and ec?

      Partisan morons who decide whether a statement is true or just an opinion based solely on who says it, lmao.

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        9 hours ago

        Nice strawman. I said elected officials telling voters they’re wrong is anti-democracy. No more, no less.

        You’re adding these layers of “whether something someone said was true” and “partisanship.”