Leavitt says Trump ‘remains cautiously optimistic’

Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday evening on Fox News she recently spoke with President Trump and that he “remains cautiously optimistic” about the midterm election results.

“One thing he said is he left it all on the field,” she said. “And that is certainly true. He went 30-for-30 over the course of the last month. He held 15 telerallies just yesterday alone. I’m talking to my friends at the White House, set up in the war room tonight as well.”

Leavitt said the White House is closely following the Election Day vote turnout, noting a higher percentage of Democrats than Republicans tend to vote by mail.

“If voters decided to wake up this morning and turn out to the polls, it would be a better night for Republicans than I think some of the pundits had predicted,” she said. “That still has yet to be seen.”

Republicans have already been hit by several losses in states on Tuesday evening, including in red strongholds in Florida and North Carolina.

Decision Desk HQ predicted in a Tuesday morning forecast there was an 84 percent chance Democrats regained control of the House, while Democrats had a 64 percent probability of retaking the Senate.

The president has repeatedly urged Americans to vote as if he were “on the ballot,” despite his waning job approval ratings amid rising costs of living and the Iran war .

In New Hampshire, Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) defeated GOP nominee John E. Sununu, securing a Democratic seat in the Senate vacated by retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).

Leavitt, who launched an unsuccessful attempt to oust Pappas from his House seat in 2022, called the election result “a disappointing loss for our state.”

“Got to give it to him, he is a good candidate for the Democrats,” Leavitt said. “He appears like a moderate, but when he gets into office, he votes with the far left of his party.”