Trump Claims Democrats Won Because He ‘Wasn’t On The Ballot’ As Mamdani Declares Victory

U.S. President Donald Trump alleged that Democrats won Tuesday’s elections thanks to his name not being on the ballot, per a late Wednesday Truth Social post.

Donald Trump Takes to Social Media Following Election Results

“‘TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT,’” according to Pollsters,” Trump wrote.

Trump then doubled down on his claims during a White House breakfast with Republican lawmakers on Thursday.

“I think, if you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor,” Trump said. “Negative for the Republicans, and that was a big factor.”

“And they say that I wasn’t on the ballot and that was the biggest factor,” he added. “But I don’t know about that. But I was honored when they said that.”

Zohran Mamdani Wins New York City

Trump’s comments follow New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s landmark victory against former governor Andrew Cuomo late Tuesday.

Trump, who has garnered both praise and scrutiny for his stance on the crypto sector, threw Cuomo a last-minute endorsement on November 3 and threatened to withhold federal funds from New York City over Mamdani’s win.

“Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice,” Trump wrote. “You must vote for him and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!”

Cuomo, who was recently endorsed by the independent digital asset political group Innovate NY PAC, received just 41.6% of the votes compared to Mamdani’s over 50% of the vote.

Following his win, Mamdani declared that he and his supporters had “toppled a political dynasty.”

“If anyone can show a nation betrayed by Donald Trump how to defeat him, it is the city that gave rise to him,” Mamdani said. “And if there’s any way to terrify a despot, it is by dismantling the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power.”