President Trump began Election Day bracing for grim political news as people across the country voted in midterm contests that will deliver the first nationwide referendum on his presidency. The mood inside the White House was gloomy, according to aides and people in contact with the president. For days, Mr. Trump’s advisers have warned him that the losses could be brutal, even as they have said that the Senate should be a bright spot. Advisers acknowledge that Mr. Trump has a problem with women voters as he begins his own re-election effort. Mr. Trump knows that his rhetoric may have gone too far at times, people close to him said, a sentiment which was reflected in an interview Mr. Trump had with an ABC affiliate owned by the Trump-friendly Sinclair Broadcasting.

Source: New York Times November 06, 2018 17:48 UTC