WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would respect the results of next week’s US midterm elections “if they’re honest”.
Trump has ramped up his years-old claims of mass voter fraud as polls show Republicans could lose control of Congress in Tuesday’s elections.
“I will, if they’re honest elections,” Trump told reporters when asked if he would respect the results of the midterms, as he headed on a campaign trip to Texas.
Q: You’ll respect the election results, whatever happens? Trump: I will if they’re honest elections, yeah. https://t.co/ZVrIhMNqVy
— Clash Report (@clashreport) October 27, 2026
The US President also gave a guarded pledge to work with the rival Democrats if Republicans lose their grip on the House of Representatives and Senate.
“We’ll figure a way. Look, I have a strong veto. I hope that won’t be the case, but if it is, that’s happened before with many presidents,” Trump said at Joint Base Andrews near Washington.
“You have a strong veto, and you end up working on deals.”
Republicans fear a Democrat “blue wave” in the midterms as voters punish them over inflation stoked by oil prices that have soared since Trump launched his war on Iran.
Trump has held near-daily rallies across the United States over the past month to increase turnout among his MAGA base, saying he is the only one who can stave off defeat.
His third visit to Texas in the past month reflects those concerns, with polls showing a close Senate race in a state that has been solidly Republican for more than 30 years.
Trump said that in Texas on Tuesday he would receive a “gift” from Venezuela of a tanker containing one million barrels of oil.
Trump: We took over Venezuela very successfully, and they’ve sent me, as a gift, a boatload of a million barrels of oil. https://t.co/Zoe5w9uI9N
— Clash Report (@clashreport) October 27, 2026
He will be accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is making a rare foray onto the campaign trail ahead of what many believe will be a presidential run in 2028.
