'Trump has cost us': After midterm losses, MAGA asks if it's over

As Republicans suffered a major setback in the recent midterm elections, supporters gathered in Dallas to celebrate Ken Paxton's campaign, a loyal follower of President Donald Trump. Michael Little, a 59-year-old businessman who had voted for Trump three times, expressed frustration with the president, stating, "People are pissed off at Trump.

Trump has cost us." This sentiment echoed throughout the president's Make America Great Again movement after the party's worst electoral performance in decades. While the loss was primarily a judgment on Trump, it also served as a referendum on the political and cultural movement he fostered, now facing a potential existential crisis.

In response to the midterms, Trump doubled down on the movement's core, promoting Stephen Miller, the architect of the administration's hardline immigration crackdown, as chief of staff. The move was welcomed by some MAGA influencers, who saw it as a return to the movement's anti-immigration roots. However, the White House avoided directly addressing the reasons behind the Republican defeat, citing Trump's remarks on Wednesday, where he claimed that if he were on the ballot, they would have won, and reiterated his stance on the Iran war, which he claimed had driven up gas prices.

The movement, which reshaped the Republican Party and influenced national debates, now faces an uncertain future as its members grapple with the Democrats' sweeping victory and question whether the MAGA era is over.