US President Donald Trump on Monday questioned the integrity of the November 3 midterm elections, alleging irregularities in early voting and casting doubt on electronic voting machines after Democrats secured control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump asked whether the election had been conducted fairly and suggested that unusually large batches of early votes had made it impossible for Republican candidates to overcome Democratic leads.
"Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong???" Trump wrote.
He further alleged that some early voting results were so heavily tilted towards Democrats that Republican candidates could not have won regardless of subsequent turnout.
"It's all about the machines, which are far more important than the voter!" he added.
The President did not provide evidence to substantiate his allegations of electoral irregularities. His remarks came nearly a week after Democrats registered sweeping gains in congressional and state-level elections, dealing a major setback to the Republican Party.
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Trump's latest comments marked a significant departure from his initial response to the midterm results, when he had indicated that he would accept the outcome.
On election night, the President had acknowledged the Democratic victories and expressed willingness to work with the opposition party.
In an interview with The New York Times, Trump said he was prepared to accept the election results.
He also congratulated Democrats during a telephone conversation with CBS News, expressing hope that both parties could cooperate on issues affecting the country.
However, his subsequent remarks suggested growing dissatisfaction with the scale of the Republican defeat.
The President had spent the weekend sharing social media posts questioning voter turnout figures and ballot-counting procedures in several states.
His Monday statement went further by directly challenging the credibility of the election results.
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The November 3 midterm elections saw Democrats regain control of both chambers of the US Congress, substantially altering the political balance in Washington.
The party also recorded victories in several gubernatorial and state legislative contests, strengthening its position ahead of the remaining two years of Trump's presidential term.
Democrats flipped at least seven Republican-held Senate seats and gained more than 40 seats in the House of Representatives, according to election reports.
The results will give Democrats greater influence over legislation, congressional investigations and oversight of the Trump administration.
Several pre-election opinion polls had indicated that Democrats were positioned to make substantial gains, although the eventual scale of their victories exceeded some expectations.
Trump's suggestion that polling discrepancies indicated possible wrongdoing has not been supported by evidence.
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Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, attributed the Republican Party's electoral losses partly to the ongoing war with Iran.
In a social media post following the elections, Vance argued that the conflict had affected public support for the administration and contributed to dissatisfaction among Republican voters.
He said the party needed to address concerns over the cost of living, foreign policy and the economic consequences of the conflict.
Trump had also acknowledged that the Iran war contributed to higher petrol prices, which became an important concern for voters.
However, the President defended his administration's military actions, maintaining that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons remained a national security priority.
The Republican defeat has intensified discussions within the party about its political strategy and the issues that influenced voter behaviour.
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Trump's latest allegations have drawn comparisons with his response to the 2020 presidential election, when he repeatedly claimed without evidence that widespread fraud had caused his defeat to Joe Biden.
Following that election, Trump and his allies pursued numerous legal challenges seeking to overturn results in several states.
Those efforts failed to establish widespread fraud capable of changing the election outcome.
The President has continued to question the legitimacy of the 2020 result and has made election security a central political issue.
Ahead of the 2026 midterms, Trump supported legislation aimed at tightening voter identification and citizenship verification requirements.
He also urged Senate Republicans to advance the SAVE America Act, although disagreements over legislative procedures prevented its passage.
His renewed criticism of voting machines and early ballot counting comes as Republicans assess the consequences of their congressional losses.
Election officials have not presented evidence supporting Trump's suggestion that the November 3 results were manipulated.
With Democrats preparing to assume control of Congress, the President's allegations have added another point of contention to an already divided political environment in Washington.