President Donald Trump shared a post from a conservative influencer on Truth Social warning that Republicans are facing a “midterm reckoning” in the 2026 midterm elections. The post was first made by Matt Van Swol, a conservative commentator, in July, but Trump just shared the post on social media on Wednesday, less than 70 days until the midterms. Trump shared a screenshot of the post without adding any further comment, but it appears to be a rare acknowledgment from the president that Republicans could be in trouble in this year’s elections, as polls continue to give Democrats an advantage over Republicans.
Van Swol’s post blamed Republicans in Congress, rather than Trump himself, for voter frustration with the party, criticizing conservatives for not doing more to advance the party’s agenda. Trump has found himself at odds with Republicans in Congress throughout his second term in office, particularly as the Senate has not advanced the SAVE Act, a bill that would require Americans to present documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, has said there are not enough votes for it to pass.
People are pissed off that they voted Trump into office and then the GOP continues to slow-walk every reform people want,” Van Swol wrote. He questioned why there have been “no true mass deportations,” any “true accountability” or “no meaningful decrease in the deficit,” knocking Congress for having “Lots of very long vacations and no work.” “People are waking up and they aren't happy about it. People believed they were voting for the Trump agenda. and instead, many feel like they’re getting the same old Washington.
If Republicans in Congress don’t start producing tangible results, they’re going to discover that frustration has consequences,” he wrote. Newsweek reached out to the Republican National Committee (RNC) for comment via email. It’s not unusual for the party in power to have a difficult midterm.
In fact, historically, the party in the White House does suffer losses, particularly if the president is unpopular or if Americans are unhappy with the state of the economy. Polling suggests these are two major hurdles Republicans would have to overcome in this year’s election to avoid significant losses. Numerous polls have shown Trump’s approval rating reach a record low nationwide.
On Wednesday, his average net approval rating was -17.4 points on RealClearPolling, which showed 39.6 percent of Americans approving and 57 percent disapproving of his job performance. Meanwhile, Americans are also frustrated with the economy. The Conference Board announced on Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index decreased to 89.4 in August, down from 90.2 in July.
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