Jake Tapper Can’t Hold Back Laughter at Trump’s Response to GOP Losses
The president and his White House argue that Republican setbacks are because he "was not on the ballot" The post Jake Tapper Can’t Hold Back Laughter at Trump’s Response to GOP Losses appeared first on TheWrap .
During the midst of Election Night 2026, Jake Tapper found himself struggling to suppress his laughter as he listened to President Donald Trump's response to his party's midterms losses while live on CNN. As Kaitlan Collins relayed messages from White House officials, Trump and his team watched the results unfold, which appeared to be going badly for the GOP.
As Tapper and Collins continued to report on the aftermath, Trump began to shift the blame towards the candidates he had endorsed, which prompted an audible laugh from the CNN anchor. White House officials then chimed in with a press release, stating that Trump voters were more inclined to show up when he was on the ballot, despite the president's claims to the contrary.
Collins noted that a White House official had sent her a text message, stating that Trump had done a better job promoting the candidates than they themselves did. She added that the mood at the White House was defiant despite the struggles of hand-picked candidates in various races. Later on, Trump took to his social media platform to publicly echo the sentiment, claiming that he wasn't on the ballot and that they would have won in a landslide if he had been.
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