Elon Musk has reacted after Democrats swept Congress in the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats will take control of the House and the Senate in January, NBC News projected. The party has so far flipped seven Senate seats in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio , Maine, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas .
NBC News reported that Musk spent approximately $250 million supporting the party’s congressional campaigns during the election cycle. “I’m going to become a Political Pundit, both good and bad, on the reasons these Candidates won and lost! Musk’s post came after a difficult election night for Republicans and one of their biggest financial backers. With polls having closed in several states, President Donald Trump has vowed to become a “Political Pundit. President DONALD J. TRUMP,” he wrote on Truth Social . Veto”.
“Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn’t work this time,” Musk wrote on X . Before polls closed, Trump told CBS News in an interview that he is prepared to veto Democratic legislation if necessary, adding that he welcomes the moniker “Mr. Meanwhile, an individual close to the president previously said that while Democrats may win power,” Mr. Trump will “keep the power to do almost everything he wants” next year on trade, the border, managing the federal government and also handling US foreign policy and national security.
