MS NOW reports that on the day before the midterms President Trump told
reporters by the White House reflection pool his remarks were unrelated to
voting; the day after he briefed reporters at an active renovation in the White
House state dining room. Republicans suffered what one GOP official called a
near "extinction-level" defeat. Multiple current and former White House
officials say staff are angry at Trump’s refusal to accept responsibility and at
his focus on personal construction projects amid the loss. With two years
remaining in his term some staff have begun looking for exits. Allies warn the
White House faces retention and recruitment challenges and a risk that the
president will be distracted from his policy agenda.
