“No, look. I mean, if I were on the ballot, we would have won. You saw the people that were packed, thousands and thousands of people at every rally, and if I was on the ballot, we would have won, but they just -- you couldn't transfer that love. There was such love at those rallies; it was incredible. We weren't able to transfer the love to candidates,”

Donald Trump · said 2026-11-04 · reported 2026-11-05

Trump maintained the party would have won if he were on the ballot.