The White House has issued a defiant statement on X after the Republican party suffered sweeping and in some cases unprecedented defeats in the US mid-term elections.
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives were up for grabs in this year's elections, alongside 35 of the 100 seats in the US Senate, the results of which will determine the US Congress.
The midterms determine which party controls Congress and were seen as a referendum on the controversial Republican leader, who earlier urged people to pretend he was on the ballot paper.
Democrats Gain Ground
In a remarkable sweep, the Democrats won a Senate majority and picked up seats in the former Republican strongholds of Texas, Kansas, South Carolina and Ohio.
The war in Iran and the spiralling cost of living have been mooted as factors that have turned the tide somewhat against Trump in his party.
But on Wednesday afternoon the White House took to X (formerly Twitter) to issue a public service announcement (PSA) with text over a photo of the president reading: "TRUMP IS STILL YOUR PRESIDENT".
Mixed Reactions and International Response
"Thank you for your attention to this matter," read the text accompanying the picture.
The post has drawn mixed responses, with one user writing: "The most powerful office on the planet, reduced to posting high school level petty bull****. What an embarrassing time in American history."
Iranian officials have celebrated the results, with Iran's chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher writing on X: "Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message."
Trump's Response
Earlier Mr Trump acknowledged to Politico that the Iran war had impacted results but that it was 'something he had to do'.
"I think it's largely true because it drove the gasoline up a little bit short term," Trump said, according to the Guardian. "But at the same time … I'd have to do it again because long term, it's the only answer."
"They just couldn't transfer that love," Trump said of his rallies. "It was incredible. We weren't able to transfer the love to candidates."
He struck a conciliatory tone, suggesting he could work with the Democrats, but he also warned of gridlock ahead as he threatened to use the power of the presidential veto to strike down their agenda.
"I don't want to be just sitting there for two years vetoing everything," he told the outlet.
