"He's still our president, and in the face of defeat he is doing what he does best: blaming everyone other than him."

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on November 5, 2026

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The midterms are over, and the results were pretty decisive .

Jimmy Kimmel has already reacted to the Democrats winning big , but in the clip above he turns his attention to the fallout — including Donald Trump's reaction both online and off.

"He's still our president, and in the face of defeat he is doing what he does best: blaming everyone other than him," says Kimmel in the clip above. "He took shots at the Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, he called him a RINO [Republican in Name Only], he went after Fox News for their coverage, and then he resolved himself of all responsibility. He wrote : 'I wasn't on the ballot.…