Trump calls midterm results a 'giant step back' for US
President also blamed election outcomes for a $3 trillion stock market drop.
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Trump calls midterm results a 'giant step back' for US
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What this story says
- US President Donald Trump stated that the midterm election results represented a 'giant step back' for the United States.
- Republicans lost control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the elections.
- Trump linked the election outcomes to a $3 trillion stock market loss in a single day.
- The president vowed that Republicans would return to power 'bigger and stronger than ever'.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 12 of the 20 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
68/100
20 sources · methodology
US President Donald Trump declared the results of the midterm elections a 'giant step back' for the United States. The Republican Party lost its majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Trump also stated that the stock market had lost $3 trillion in one day, attributing this decline to the election results. He vowed that Republicans would return to power 'bigger and stronger than ever'.
Disagreement on stock market impact
Fakti.bg reported that Trump linked the election loss to a $3 trillion stock market drop, stating the market had been a 'rocket' under his administration. Voz.us mentioned stock market losses of $3 billion (Trillion) in a single day as justification for Trump's words. Interfax.ru stated that the victory of the Democrats left the US far behind, but that Republicans would have a chance to regain lost positions. None of the other reports mention a specific figure for stock market losses or directly link it to Trump's statement.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated digests mention the specific date of the midterm elections (November 3). None of the centre-rated digests mention the specific date of the midterm elections. None of the right-rated digests mention the specific date of the midterm elections.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 8 Nov 2026, 19:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
2 rated outlets
- The left-rated reports from fakti.bg and heimildin.is both highlighted Trump's statement that the midterm election results were a 'giant step back' for the US. Fakti.bg noted that Republicans lost control of both the House and the Senate, and that Democrats would take a majority in both chambers. This report also mentioned Trump's claim about a $3 trillion stock market loss in one day. Heimildin.is focused on Trump's vow for a political comeback, stating that the results were a 'resounding rejection of his tumultuous presidency' and would 'severely curtail Trump's political clout'.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- The centre-rated reports from France24 and Digi 24 both reported Trump's characterisation of the election results as a 'huge step back in history' for America. France24 noted that the Republican failure cost them the majority in both chambers, which Democrats would control from January, and that Democrats intended to launch investigations into the president and his administration. Digi 24 also included Trump's assurance that Republicans would return 'greater and stronger than ever'.
Right
4 rated outlets
- The right-rated reports from news-pravda.com, voz.us, The Rio Times, and Interfax.ru all led with Trump's statement that the US congressional election results were a 'giant step backwards' for the United States. Voz.us mentioned stock market losses of $3 billion (Trillion) in a single day as justification for Trump's words. The Rio Times reported Trump promised a comeback and pointed to a stock market fall. Interfax.ru stated that Trump was confident Republicans would be able to take revenge after losing the midterm election.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Trump calls midterm results a 'giant step back' for US?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 25% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 20. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Trump calls midterm results a 'giant step back' for US left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Trump calls midterm results a 'giant step back' for US biased?
- Trump calls midterm results a 'giant step back' for US is one event reported by 20 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Trump calls midterm results a 'giant step back' for US?
- 20 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did Donald Trump say about the midterm election results?
- Donald Trump stated that the midterm election results were a 'giant step back' for the United States. He also linked the outcomes to a $3 trillion stock market loss in one day and vowed that Republicans would return 'bigger and stronger than ever'.
- Which parties gained or lost control in the midterm elections?
- Republicans lost control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Democrats gained a majority in both chambers of Congress as a result of the midterm elections.
- Did all reports agree on the stock market impact?
- No, only some reports specifically mentioned a stock market loss and linked it to the election results. Fakti.bg reported a $3 trillion loss, while voz.us mentioned $3 billion (Trillion). Other reports did not specify a figure or make this connection.
Read it at the source
20 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
2- Trump: Midterm Election Results Are a 'Giant Step Back' for the US (opens fakti.bg in a new tab)
fakti.bg — is fakti.bg biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Vows Comeback: "They Can Track Us Down" (opens heimildin.is in a new tab)
heimildin.is — is heimildin.is biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
2- In the Face of the Investigations Promised by the Democrats, Trump Wants to Make a Move. (opens France24 in a new tab)
- "America Has Taken a Huge Step Back in History. Trump Assures that the Republicans Will Return "Greater and stronger." (opens Digi 24 in a new tab)
Digi 24 — is Digi 24 biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
Right
4- The results of the US congressional elections were a "giant step backwards" for the United States, said US President Donald Trump (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump: Midterms Were "a Giant Step Back" (opens voz.us in a new tab)
- Trump Calls Midterm Loss a Giant Step Back (opens The Rio Times in a new tab)
The Rio Times — is The Rio Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Is Confident that the Republicans Will Be Able to Take Revenge After Losing the Middle Election. (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
12- Trump set to lurch further right, claiming US took ‘giant step back’ in elections (opens online-listing.com in a new tab)
online-listing.com — is online-listing.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump: America Has Taken a Huge Step Back in History with the Results of the Last Elections. But Don't Worry, We'll Come Back, Bigger and Stronger (opens cotidianul.ro in a new tab)
cotidianul.ro — is cotidianul.ro biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump: Democrats' Election Victory Is a 'Step Back' (opens cyprustimes.com in a new tab)
cyprustimes.com — is cyprustimes.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Donald Trump Has Launched a Bigger and Louder Republican Comeback than Ever After the Democrats' Victory (opens Index in a new tab)
- Trump Sad: America Took a Big Step Back in History with the Last Elections (opens republika.mk in a new tab)
republika.mk — is republika.mk biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump on Midterm Elections: "The Outcome of the Ballot Is a Huge Step Backwards" (opens zougla.gr in a new tab)
- Trump After Defeat in the Midterm Elections / "A Giant Step Back in History for the USA" (opens rthess.gr in a new tab)
rthess.gr — is rthess.gr biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump: Democrats' Victory in Midterm Elections Is a Giant Step Back in US History (opens insider.gr in a new tab)
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- Trump Declares He Will Return, Criticizes Midterm Elections as a 'Historic Step Backward'. (opens TUOI TRE ONLINE in a new tab)
TUOI TRE ONLINE — is TUOI TRE ONLINE biased? Our profile of this outlet
- «The United States Took a Giant Step Back in History»: Trump Laments the Election Results (opens CiberCuba in a new tab)
- Trump: America Took a Step Back in the Elections (opens Dnevnik in a new tab)
Dnevnik — is Dnevnik biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Trump Reacts Sharply to the Results of the Congressional Elections: He Called the Democrats' Success a Big Step Back for America! (opens topky.sk in a new tab)
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