Trump Criticizes Senate Republicans Over Midterm Losses

President Trump on Thursday criticized the Republican Senate, calling its moves devastating to the party, according to a report by The Hill. The outlet reported that Trump tied those moves to the party's losses in the midterm elections and said the chamber can no longer serve as a place "where things are sent to die."

According to the same report, Trump cited the Senate's failure to pass the SAVE America Act, though the excerpt available to this newsroom was cut off before it described the bill. The excerpt did not say what other Senate actions Trump had in mind, and it did not include any response from Senate leaders.

In a separate item, PBS NewsHour said that David Brooks of The Atlantic and Ruth Marcus of The New Yorker would join host Amna Nawaz to discuss how Republicans are responding to their midterm losses. The program description also listed the fallout from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's resignation, what the Trump administration knew, JD Vance's chances in 2028, and the Democratic leadership battle in the Senate. The description did not report what either commentator said.

The two sources approach the Republican response from different angles. The Hill's report centers on the president's public remarks, while the PBS NewsHour description concerns a discussion among commentators. Neither excerpt indicates whether Senate Republicans had publicly answered the president's criticism at the time of publication.

Sources: The Hill: Trump points to Senate Republicans over midterm losses: ‘Devastating’; PBS NewsHour: Brooks and Marcus on how Republicans are responding to midterm losses.