Anthony Scaramucci has a rare point of agreement with President Donald Trump: yes, the 2026 midterms would have played out differently if Trump's name had been on the ballot. The SkyBridge Capital founder just thinks the difference would have been a bigger Republican wipeout.
On Wednesday, Scaramucci took to X to respond to Trump's claim that the midterm results would have been different had he been on the ballot.
“I actually agree with him. The margin of the losses would have been way bigger,” he wrote, suggesting Trump's presence would have made the Republican defeat even more severe.
Vance, DeSantis and the Blame Game
Scaramucci also pointed to Vice President JD Vance's efforts to explain the party's poor performance, saying Vance was blaming the Iran war for turning voters against Republicans.
He further cited Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R) description of the midterm results as an “extinction level event.”
But Scaramucci argued that Democrats should focus on what comes next rather than simply celebrating their victory.
“Because if they run it up the middle, put more moderates in place, build a coalition with common-sense pragmatists on the Republican side,” they could “really control Congress for many years to come,” he wrote.
Democrats Pile On Trump and the GOP
Last week, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Vance and other Republicans had begun distancing themselves from Trump, warning that backing his agenda could hurt their political futures and cost them seats in 2028.
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) said the midterm results reflected voters' rejection of Trump, his policies and congressional Republicans, accusing the president of abandoning campaign promises and GOP lawmakers of doing "nothing but enable him."
Schumer Accuses Trump of Election Denialism
On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused Trump of election denialism after he questioned the integrity of the 2026 midterms.
Previously, Trump blamed his absence from the ballot for Republican losses, claiming the party would have won "IN A LANDSLIDE!" if he had run, while also expressing willingness to accept the results and work with Democrats.
