Miami —
President Donald Trump spent the morning after a terrible election night for Republicans publicly processing the results, and arrived at several conclusions.
First, he determined his party was losing the messaging battle over the now-record-length government shutdown, and told GOP senators so in no uncertain terms over coffee and orange juice in the State Dining Room.
Second, he adopted the view that any election where he’s not on the ballot will be a struggle for his party, notwithstanding the fact he’s unlikely to appear on a ballot ever again.
And third, he deemed his party just too quiet about the economic accomplishments of his term so far, including how many new factories are being built or jobs being created.
“I tell Republicans, you want to win elections, you got to talk about these facts,” he told a financial conference in Miami, where he flew after his breakfast session with senators. “You know, it’s really easy to win elections when you talk about the facts.”
In determining Republicans have been insufficient in their promotion of his policy accomplishments, Trump
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