Full transcript: Trump on 60 Minutes
Summary
In an interview with Ross Douthat, President Donald Trump discussed Republican losses in the midterm elections and his explanation for the results. He said voters reacted to the Iran war and higher gasoline prices, and argued that his popularity did not transfer to candidates he backed.Key Facts
- Trump said he was not on the ballot in the midterms but campaigned for some Republican candidates.
- He said voters disliked the war and blamed it for rising gasoline prices.
- Trump said he believed opposition to Israel was also a factor in the election results.
- He argued that voters who attended his rallies did not necessarily support the candidates he endorsed.
- Douthat cited Trump’s endorsements of Ken Paxton in Texas and Darline Graham in South Carolina.
- Trump said Graham fought hard and that Cornyn also would have lost.
- Trump said Jon Husted in Ohio went from 15 points behind to losing by about one point.
- Trump claimed he had settled eight wars and said the India-Pakistan conflict could have become a nuclear war.
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