Sources tell me & @Santucci that in calls w/ some advisers this morning Trump's message has been clear: he is not on the ballot. But yesterday in Cleveland, POTUS said: "In a sense, I am on the ticket."
— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) November 6, 2018
Tuesday’s election results will test whether the former reality star’s messaging -- to make the 2018 midterm elections about an “invasion” of migrants that hasn’t happened – is a success. No matter the results, the president signaled he would not take the blame.
"I've seen many of the newspapers saying it's a referendum on what we've done, so I don't know about that, but I can tell you that's the way they're going to play it, and if we don't have a good day, they are going to make it like it’s the end of the world,” Trump said in a call with the supporters the day before the election.
“The election,” Trump said, “is very vital because it really is summing up what we've done, it's going to show confidence for what we've done.”
"Even though I'm not on the ballot in a certain way I am on the ballot," Trump said.
Days before the election, the president appeared to admit for the first time that Republicans might lose the House. "It could happen," Trump said. "And you know what you do? My whole life, you know what I say? 'Don't worry about it, I'll just figure it out.'" Trump said.