Donald Trump blames Fox News for disastrous Midterm results as he blasts channel for spending too much time on the 'Deranged Dumocrats'

President Donald Trump lashed out at Fox News as he tried to blame the news network for the GOP’s devastating midterm losses.

The Republican said the conservative news channel "bears responsibility for these losses by constantly and consistently putting on the Dumocrat opposition, and worse."

President Trump criticised Fox News for its platforming of Bill de Blasio, whom he called "the Worst Mayor in the History of New York City".

Despite his criticism, the President rang in to the network to say he would accept the results.

Near the start of the night, as the first results started coming in, President Trump wrote on his Truth Social page, claiming Fox News ratings were down because "they’re spending too much time covering the Trump Deranged Dumocrats! "

He said: "All of those people who used to watch Fox, and no longer do, get it. It’s them, not me. My numbers are better than they have ever been.

"[Fox News ratings] are way down, not because of me, but because they are AGAINST me! This happened once before, and Fox almost collapsed. It’s happening again!"

In a swipe at Mr de Blasio, who was mayor of New York from 2014 to 2021, President Trump said the Democrat "left the City in disgrace, and the damage he caused was incalculable.

"It has never been the same, and now he’s telling us how to run America. Fox News bears responsibility for these losses by constantly and consistently putting on the Dumocrat opposition, and worse."

Later that evening, President Trump phoned in to the channel to congratulate the Democrats and expressed surprise at some of the results.

He took a minor swipe at Fox on the network’s air, calling the network's well-respected polling unit "terrible".

One of Fox's presenters, Bret Baier, defended his station's methodology, saying, "Tonight, actually, the results are pretty close to what the Fox polls showed."

President Trump also texted host Greg Gutfeld mid-broadcast, calling Jessica Tarlov, another presenter for the channel, "dumb as a rock” and saying her voice is "irritating."

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Voters in conservative bastions who had propelled President Trump to his second term in office swung dramatically toward Democrats, fueled by deep frustration over the unpopular war with Iran, anxiety over the high cost of living and anger at his stewardship of the country.

Kansas elected its first Democratic senator since the Great Depression nearly a century ago.

In South Carolina, a state President Trump carried by nearly 18 points in 2024, Democrats turned aside his hand-picked Senate candidate.

Down in Texas, the biggest Republican state, Democrats ended a decades-long losing streak in seismic fashion, winning a Senate seat and ousting three-term Governor Greg Abbott.

President Trump, barred by the US Constitution from seeking a third term, has held an iron grip on his party for most of the last decade.

However, the new balance of power in Washington may accelerate his lame-duck status, as attention turns toward the 2028 presidential race and potential successors begin competing for political influence in a post-Trump world.

Senior Democrats had expressed concern that President Trump might seek to overturn the election results, as he did in 2020.

He also said he would work with Democrats on issues such as immigration, though he threatened to veto any "insane" bills they passed.

Midterm elections are typically seen as a referendum on the sitting president, and President Trump did little to dispel that notion.

In the campaign's final weeks, he held dozens of rallies and repeatedly told supporters to "pretend I'm on the ballot."

He also intervened in several races to ensure his preferred candidates reached the ballot, despite concerns from some Republicans that his choices carried significant liabilities.

In Texas, the President backed Ken Paxton, the scandal-ridden state attorney general, over the incumbent, Senator John Cornyn.

In South Carolina, the president anointed Darline Graham, a political neophyte, after her brother, Senator Lindsey Graham, died suddenly earlier this year. Both candidates lost.

Competitive Senate races in Mississippi, Michigan and Alaska had yet to be called early on Wednesday.