President Donald Trump began his Thursday before 6 a.m. with a string of posts on Truth Social about the 2026 midterm election, a barrage that continued for more than two hours. Truth Social, the platform Trump co-founded, has served as his primary direct channel to supporters since he returned to office.

The morning opened with Trump calling Democrats "corrupt and evil" and urging his followers to "fight hard, Republicans, or you won't have a country left!" (Truth Social)

About 30 minutes later, he turned to the years-long fight over his tax returns, writing about himself in the third person: "Something that has always been off limits for anyone other than Donald J. Trump. Shockingly, they won this unprecedented right in the U.S. Supreme Court, and hired the best and toughest accountants in the Country to 'get Trump.' After one year of intense work, these brilliant Democrat inspired accountants FOUND NOTHING except that I paid my taxes and did everything right." (Truth Social)

In fact, what Democrats obtained showed that the IRS had largely failed to follow its mandatory presidential-audit policy while Trump was in office. The policy, in place for decades, directs the agency to audit every sitting president's returns each year. The committee reported that the agency began auditing Trump's 2016 return on April 3, 2019 — the same day Chairman Richard Neal requested his tax information — and that the audit remained unfinished when Trump left office. The returns also showed that Trump paid relatively little federal income tax in several years, including no federal income tax in 2020. That alone does not establish tax fraud; reported losses and deductions can reduce a taxpayer's liability.

Trump alleged that Democrats were "at it again" in order to deflect from "MASSIVE BLUE STATE CORRUPTION [and] CRIME." He offered no further elaboration beyond charging that Democrats are "illegally threatening Republicans with knowingly false accusations and charges. Other than cheating, this is how they won the Midterms — But we won't let our Country go to hell! President DJT"

Roughly 30 minutes after that, Trump offered excuses for the Republican losses, saying they occurred because he was not on the ballot. He had spent months campaigning on the message that his supporters needed to vote as if he were on the ballot himself. Presidents' parties have lost congressional seats in nearly every midterm election since World War II, with rare exceptions such as 1998 and 2002.

He then pivoted to the "Huge CARAVANS" he said are forming and marching through Mexico. Migrant caravans were frequently mocked as a Fox News story rolled out before elections to scare Republicans to the polls, and coverage of them dropped sharply after the midterms, as TheWrap reported.

Another 30 minutes later, Trump turned his fire on Republicans again, this time over the U.S. Senate. He argued that the GOP should have nuked the filibuster to pass his SAVE Act, predicted that Democrats are likely to do so, and called the failure "one of the greatest mistakes in the Political History of America. So sad[!]" (Truth Social)

The filibuster effectively requires 60 votes to advance most legislation in the 100-member Senate, and "nuking" it through a simple-majority rules change would let the majority party pass bills without minority support. The SAVE Act, a House-passed election bill that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, could not clear that threshold.

He followed with a "good luck" message to what remains of the GOP's Senate ranks: "Anyway, good luck to our Republican senators, work hard, and congratulations to John Thune for another year of leadership, Minority though it may be! President DJT" (Truth Social)

Thune took over as Senate Republican leader in January 2025, succeeding Mitch McConnell and making him the highest-ranking Republican in the chamber.

Another 30 minutes on, Trump called on Vice President JD Vance to target cities he said are run by Democrats throughout the U.S., along with other states. He then abruptly pivoted to the Iran war, declaring that he does not need a deal because he owns the Strait of Hormuz.

"The Blue States, such as Minnesota, California, Illinois, and many more, are all poorly run, corrupt disasters," Trump claimed. "Billions of Dollars is being stolen each and every month. Our Budget could be quickly BALANCED with the correction of this large scale criminal activity. CORRUPTION is in the Democrat Leadership's blood! We don't need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed. We've got their money, Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, and we've got their Strait! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT" (Truth Social)

The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway separating Iran from Oman, is the passage through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil moves, making it one of the most closely watched chokepoints in the global economy.

Less than 20 minutes later, he was attacking Democrats again: "If the Democrats want to 'root out corruption,' they should start with investigating Blue States, perhaps the most CORRUPT governmental structures and entities anywhere on Earth. Big time money is being stolen each and every hour of the day! President DJT"