- President Donald Trump assembled reporters for a last-minute public appearance on Wednesday, hours after his crushing defeat in the midterms.
- He called reporters to the White House ballroom construction site and presided over the placement of the structure's final beam, which he signed.
- Trump didn’t have any public appearances on his schedule for Wednesday after a late night watching election results roll in as Democrats took control of the House and Senate.
- He eventually commented on the results at the ballroom gathering and acknowledged the Iran war impacted the midterm elections but insisted the “Iran thing” was something he had to do.
- Trump called into Fox News on election night and sounded more humble than usual, pledging to work with Democrats and to accept the election results.
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