在中期选举前几个月，唐纳德·特朗普政府发起了一场激进的行动，试图对选举结果播下疑虑、恐吓选民和选举官员，并发出信号称将动用联邦政府的权力来挑战选举进程。
Administration had waged aggressive bid to sow doubt about midterms results but worst fears were not realized In the months leading up to the midterm elections, Donald Trump’s administration waged an aggressive effort to sow doubt about the results, intimidate voters and election officials, and signal they would use the power of the federal government to challenge the electoral process.
但当周二晚间结果出炉，显示共和党取得大胜时，特朗普做了一件几乎前所未有的事：他接受了结果。特朗普表示，他“完全愿意”接受结果，并期待与民主党合作。除了他在2024年大选中获胜且共和党表现良好之外，自2016年首次当选以来，特朗普对每一次总统大选和中期选举都提出过质疑。
But when the results came in Tuesday night, revealing a massive blowout for the GOP, Trump did something almost unprecedented: he accepted the results. Trump said he was “absolutely willing” to accept the outcome and looked forward to working with Democrats. With the exception of the 2024 election, which he won and Republicans performed well in, Trump has raised doubt about every presidential race and midterm since his first election in 2016.