Two Senate races that a year ago were thought to be battlegrounds turned out to be slam-dunks for the Democrats.

He wrote on Truth Social that Republicans would have won "in a landslide" if his name had been on the ballot.

Democrats have taken control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency - proving moments of celebration.

"This wasn't just a tsunami, not just a referendum, but this was a bloodbath," one expert told the BBC on Democrats' historic wins in Texas.

Hugs, cheers and smiles broke out as the Democrats picked up a string of victories in Republican strongholds.