U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House, January 20, 2026. REUTERS Nathan Howard
President Donald Trump started his day Thursday morning before 6 a.m., when he began his rants about the 2026 midterm election. It continued for over two hours.
Thursday began with Trump calling Democrats "corrupt and evil," encouraging his followers to "fight hard, Republicans, or you won’t have a country left!"
About 30 minutes later, he ranted that Democrats have been after his tax returns for years.
"Something that has always been off limits for anyone other than Donald J. Trump," he said talking about himself in the third person. "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."
In fact, what Democrats found is that the IRS had largely failed to follow its mandatory presidential-audit policy while Trump was in office. 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; 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.
He alleged that Democrats are "at it again "in order to deflect from MASSIVE BLUE STATE CORRUPTION [and] CRIME." He didn't elaborate on that further except to say 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"
It was about 30 minutes after that when Trump was making excuses for the Republican losses, saying that it was all because he wasn't on the ballot. Trump spent months campaigning by telling his supporters that they needed to vote like he was on the ballot.
He pivoted to rant about the "Huge CARAVANS" that he said are forming and marching through Mexico. The "caravans" were frequently mocked as a Fox News story they would tell before the election to scare Republicans to the polls.
Then, after another 30 minutes, Trump lashed out at Republicans again, this time pointing to the U.S. Senate, saying that Republicans should have nuked the filibuster to pass his SAVE Act and that Democrats will likely do it. He called it " one of the greatest mistakes in the Political History of America. So sad[!]" He then sent a "good luck" message to what's left of the GOP senators.
"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"
Another 30 minutes later, 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 pivoted to randomly bring up the Iran war saying that he doesn't 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"
Less than 20 minutes later, Trump was lashing out at 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"