Trump blames Senate Republicans for midterm losses, calls filibuster a historic mistake

Former US President Donald Trump has blamed Senate Republicans for his party’s losses in the midterm elections, saying the Senate can "no longer be the place where things go to die."

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the failure to pass the "Save America Act," which would require proof of identity and citizenship to vote and was sent from the House five times, was "devastating" for the Republican Party in the midterms.

He added that not eliminating the filibuster—a rule requiring 60 votes to pass most legislation—and failing to enact "everything that was dreamed of" would go down as "one of the greatest mistakes in American political history," asserting that Democrats "will certainly do it."

Trump concluded by wishing Republican senators well and congratulated John Thune on "another year of leadership, even if in the minority."

In a separate post, Trump called on Democrats, if they want to "root out corruption," to start by investigating "blue states," which he described as "perhaps the most corrupt government structures and entities on earth," claiming that "vast sums of money are being stolen every hour of the day," though he provided no evidence for these claims.