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The president self-soothed by going on a Truth Social posting spree after the Republican Party suffered a major upset in Texas.<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump, 79, made seven posts in the span of just three minutes on Sunday afternoon and reposted six endorsements he made over the last week after a Democratic candidate secured a decisive victory in Texas\u2019 deep-red 9th State Senate District, which he carried by more than 17 points in 2024.<\/p>\n
First-time candidate Taylor Rehmet, 33, became the first Democrat to hold the seat in decades after handing a resounding defeat to MAGA activist Leigh Wambsganss, 57 percent to 43 percent.<\/p>\n\n\nDemocrat Taylor Rehmet coasted to victory in a Texas state legislative special election on Saturday\u2014a district Trump comfortably carried a year ago. \/ Screenshot\/Instagram \/ Instagram<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Trump played nonchalant after the stunning loss in the solidly Republican district by touting the supposed success of his policies.<\/p>\n
The president reposted opinion pieces from the Des Moines Register and Bari Weiss-founded The Free Press titled, \u201cIowans are earning more, paying less after Trump\u2019s return\u201d and \u201cHow Trump Won Davos.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nPresident Donald Trump linked to opinion pieces flattering him. \/ Donald Trump on Truth Social<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Trump also published a screenshot of a Jan. 26 X post by Roma Daravi, vice president for public relations of the newly MAGA-fied Kennedy Center, thanking him for \u201csaving America\u2019s cultural center.\u201d<\/p>\n
The president posted another screenshot, this time going all the way back to Dec. 3 last year, of an X post by Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar lavishing praise for Trump\u2019s \u201ctremendous leadership.\u201d At the time, Trump had pardoned Cuellar, who was indicted on a dozen charges, including bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering.<\/p>\n
In another Truth Social post, Trump bragged about receiving a letter dated Feb. 23, 1989, from convicted felon George M. Steinbrenner III, the principal owner and managing partner of the New York Yankees for more than three decades.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were great! You tell it like it is,\u201d Steinbrenner wrote. \u201cIt is like I said to Stephen, you should run for President some day and get the whole damn thing straightened out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\nTrump posted this Feb. 23, 1989 letter that he got from George Steinbrenner III. \/ Donald Trump on Truth Social<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
In yet another post, the president daydreamed over a rendering of his planned \u201cArc de Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n
The president also posted endorsements he had made in races in New Hampshire and Indiana.<\/p>\n
In the case of Texas\u2019 9th State Senate District, however, Trump\u2019s Truth Social endorsements didn\u2019t carry Wambsganss to victory.<\/p>\n
Trump endorsed Wambsganss in three posts made between early Friday morning and Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\nFailed candidate Leigh Wambsganss thanked the president for his endorsement. \/ Screenshot\/X \/ X<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\u201cToday is the day!\u201d Trump wrote on Saturday. \u201cTo all Voters in Texas\u2019 9th State Senate District: GET OUT AND VOTE for a phenomenal Candidate, Leigh Wambsganss. She is a highly successful Entrepreneur, and an incredible supporter of our Movement to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.\u201d<\/p>\n
After Wambsganss lost, Trump pretended to be blissfully unaware of the election he had made three posts about.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know. I didn\u2019t hear about it,\u201d he told reporters in Mar-a-Lago on Sunday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not involved in that. That\u2019s a local Texas race. You mean I won by 17 [points], and this person lost?\u201d he said before shrugging. \u201cThings like that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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