Trump says shutdown was a negative for GOP in elections

President Trump blames the government shutdown for the results from Tuesday’s elections. Following decisive Democrat victories in Tuesday’s off-year elections, the president said it didn’t turn out well for Republicans. And he thinks he knows why — the government shutdown was a “big factor, negative” for the Republican party. The president also said his absence from the ballot was a contributing factor. At a White House breakfast for GOP senators, he said “we must get the government open” and urged them to eliminate the filibuster.