There was a special election in a Texas state Senate race in late January that Republicans clearly expected to win. Donald Trump won the district by 17 points in the 2024 elections; the GOP nominee heavily outspent the Democratic candidate; the district hasn’t been competitive in three decades; and state GOP leaders, such as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, went all out to eke out a victory in one of the nation’s largest Republican counties.
The president, in particular, tried to lend a hand, publishing a series of messages endorsing his party’s candidate and pleading with local supporters to turn out in the days leading up to the election.
It didn’t work. The Democrat won by 14 points, at which point Trump pretended he hadn’t done what everyone had seen him do.
Asked for his reaction to the election results, the president replied, “Somebody ran where?” Reminded of the details, Trump added, “I’m not involved with that,” despite his direct and obvious involvement.
His efforts to downplay the embarrassment came to mind this week when he tried to pull the same trick again. Reuters reported:
Altruistic-Bit8160 on April 16th, 2026 at 18:57 UTC »
That headline is hilarious
brain_overclocked on April 16th, 2026 at 18:57 UTC »
Trump promises economic support to Orbán ahead of crucial Hungary vote — Trump’s pledge to use the “full economic might” of the U.S. to help the Hungarian economy comes as Orban trails in the polls going into Sunday’s election.
Trump affirms ‘total endorsement’ of Orbán ahead of Hungary election — U.S. Vice President JD Vance is reportedly due to visit Budapest in April in support of the Prime Minister Orbán.
Revolutionary_Job91 on April 16th, 2026 at 18:55 UTC »
Now there’s a headline