{
  "id": 18080687,
  "title": "‘I wasn’t on the ballot’: Trump deflects blame as Democrats on track to control Congress",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/i-wasnt-on-the-ballot-trump-deflects-blame-as-democrats-on-track-to-18080687",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T05:48:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3373226/i-wasnt-ballot-trump-deflects-blame-democrats-track-control-congress"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Follow the SCMP’s live coverage here In what appears to be an early attempt to distance himself from the Democrats’ historic gains, US President Donald Trump has sought to shift attention away from his party’s performance in the midterm elections, taking to social media to remind voters that he “wasn’t on the ballot”. “I wasn’t on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE! Thank…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}