Trump: Election Blowout Was Bad for Republicans

“I’m not sure it was good for anybody,” he told the room. “But we had an interesting evening, and we learned a lot, and we’re going to talk about that.”

“But I don’t know about that, but I was honored that they said that,” the president continued before telling the gathered group of lawmakers that it was time to end the filibuster.

Behind closed doors, the president said that the GOP is “getting killed” and the shutdown has been worse for them than Democrats.

“They pick up two states, they pick up four senators, OK, you think you have problems. They’re going to do all of the things,” he continued. “They’re going to pick up electoral votes. It’s going to be a very, very bad situation, and it’s done as soon as they attain power. Now, if we do what I’m saying, they’ll never — they’ll most likely never attain power because we will have passed every single thing that you can imagine that it’s good and all good for the country.”

“It’s possible you’re not going to do that, and I’m going to go by your wishes,” he said. “You’re very smart people. We’re good friends, but I think it’s a tremendous mistake. Really, it would be a tragic mistake.”