President Donald Trump’s unhealthy “obsession” with an election he lost more than five years ago could damage the GOP in the midterms, according to CNN’s data guru. Donald Trump has now entered his sixth year of pushing false claims about the 2020 election results. “You go to the last midterm election, 2022—Georgia voters were asked whether [Joe] Biden’s win was legitimate or illegitimate. “Every moment that Donald Trump talks about the 2020 election is a chance for Jon Ossoff to boost his probability of winning,” Enten said. Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty ImagesHistorically, the party in power in the White House almost always suffers losses in midterm elections.

Source: CNN January 30, 2026 19:54 UTC