Trump says he will accept election results

WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that he would accept the results of the midterm elections and was prepared to work with Democrats.

“I am absolutely willing to accept those results,” he said in an interview with The New York Times.

He added: “We’ll work with the Democrats, and we’ll, you know, look forward to working with them. We’ll probably work something out.”

Trump blamed Republican losses on the fact that he was not on the ballot and said he had no regrets about endorsing candidates such as Republican Sen Darline Graham in South Carolina, and Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas.

His comments came as Democrats were on track to take control of the House and the Senate, with Graham having lost the race to retain the seat she inherited from her late brother, Lindsey, and Paxton trailing in his campaign for the Senate. He later lost.

Trump spoke to the Times shortly before 10.30pm Tuesday, while he was watching election results at the White House.

“I’m just looking at these results as I’m talking,” he said. “I see that Darline lost. Wow, that’s amazing. How do you think Lindsey would have done if he ran?”

Trump said he thought Sen Lindsey Graham, who died in July, most likely would have prevailed in the state he had represented for 24 years.

• This article originally appeared in The New York Times.