Donald Trump furious with his circle - including Melania - after loss

Former President Donald Trump was reportedly was “furious” about one key loss and blaming those in his circle – including his wife Melania.

Former President Donald Trump was reportedly was “furious” about Republican Dr Mehmet Oz’s loss in the crucial Pennsylvania Senate race, and blaming those in his circle – including his wife Melania – for urging him to support the now-failed candidate.

New York Times reporter and author Maggie Haberman tweeted the stunning claim, reporting that the 45th president had described his wife’s backing of Dr Oz as “not her best decision”.

“Worth remembering that Trump is a grown man who endorsed Oz over the objection of some of the people closest to him, and instead went beyond just endorsing and attacked [Republican primary candidate] Dave McCormick from the stage at a rally,” Haberman added.

Haberman’s tweet backed an initial report by CNN host Jim Acosta, the network’s White House correspondent during the Trump administration who memorably clashed with the former president on more than one occasion.

“‘Trump is livid’ and ‘screaming at everyone,’ after last night’s disappointing midterm results for GOP, according to a Trump Adviser,” Acosta tweeted. “The Adviser went on to slam the former president’s hand-picked contenders: ‘they were all bad candidates.’ ‘Candidates matter,’ the Adviser said.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr Mehmet Oz conceded defeat on Wednesday. Picture: AFP

Dr Oz conceded his race to Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman early on Wednesday, handing Democrats a crucial pick-up in the battle for the Senate.

Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano also lost after Mr Trump stumped for the Republican outside Pittsburgh over the weekend.

“We have tens of thousands of people here,” Mr Trump said at the Saturday rally. “If these people vote for you, Doug, and if they vote for you, Oz, you can’t lose. We can’t lose.”

The Pennsylvania races were among several which Trump-backed candidates lost on Election Day, including high-profile gubernatorial races in Michigan and Wisconsin.

The former president was “fuming” at his Mar-a-Lago estate as results rolled in Tuesday night showing the predicted “red wave” was more of a ripple, ABC News reported.

In Michigan, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon lost to Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer by more than 468,000 votes, while Wisconsin Republican Tim Michels lost the governor’s race to incumbent Gov. Tony Evers by more than 89,000 votes

Still, the former president early on Wednesday claimed Tuesday was “A GREAT EVENING” for Republicans in a TruthSocial post, claiming that the Democrats were “doing everything possible to play it down.”

Former US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, leave a polling station after voting in the US midterm elections in Palm Beach, Florida. Picture: AFP

“Amazing job by some really fantastic candidates!” Mr Trump said.

Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance was the highest-profile Trump-backed candidate to pull off a win so far.

The Hillbilly Elegy author had defeated Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan by about 6.6 per cent of the vote as of 11.45am on Wednesday with 97 per cent of precincts reporting.

Mr Trump’s pick for North Carolina’s Senate seat, Republican Ted Budd, also won his race, beating Democrat Cheri Beasley 50.7 per cent to 47.1 per cent as of 2pm on Wednesday.

Races for other Trump picks had yet to be called as of Wednesday, with the race between Georgia Republican Herschel Walker and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock heading to a December 6 run-off after neither candidate received at least 50 per cent of the vote.

This article originally appeared on The New York Post and was reproduced with permission