Melania Trump appeared to snub her husband during his party's losses at the midterm elections. The First Lady took to X to share an article about her ongoing mission to ensure a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine while the President's Republican Party lost control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. While Melania was at the White House during the elections, she skipped her husband's official election night viewing party.
Democrats Secure Majorities
The Democrat Party secured 54 seats to win the Senate, including major upsets in Texas, South Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, and Iowa. They also secured 228 seats in the House, with Hakeem Jeffries set to become its first Black Speaker.
As the results rolled in, Melania posted a link to an article on X with the headline: "Melania Trump will host Russia Ukrainian representatives at White House." The article, by Breitbart, details her potential diplomatic role in bringing representatives from the two countries together.
First Lady Focuses on Diplomatic Event
She is scheduled to host representatives from both Russia and Ukraine in the Grand Foyer on Thursday (November 5). It comes following a localised ceasefire she recently brokered in Oleshky.
While the President and his aides gathered in the East Room to watch the results, a White House source confirmed that Melania chose to stay away from the gathering. Rather than tracking the election outcomes, she reportedly spent the evening focusing on her own upcoming diplomatic event.
Historic Defeat and Reaction
Donald Trump has become the first US President in 20 years to lose both the House and Senate in a single midterm cycle. His administration will need to strike deals with Democrats to pass any legislation moving forward.
The Democrats won their first Senate seat in Kansas in almost 100 years, while, in Texas, James Talarico won his Senate race and ended decades-long monopoly control in a state won convincingly by Trump in 2024. There was a massive upset in South Carolina with Annie Andrew flipping the Senate seat, while Keisha Lance Bottoms became Georgia's first Black female governor and its first Democratic governor in over 20 years.
The President told The New York Times that he was "absolutely willing to accept those results." He added: "We'll work with the Democrats, and…we'll probably work something out." He remained more defiant on Truth Social, where he tried to shift the blame for the Republican losses. Trump wrote: "I wasn't on the Ballot and if I was, we would have won IN A LANDSLIDE!"
