US President Donald Trump has questioned the legitimacy of the midterm election results, in which Republicans experienced significant losses. This follows his earlier statement to the New York Times on election night that he was "absolutely willing" to accept the outcome.
On Monday, Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social, "Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong?" He made vague claims about polling, voting "dumps", and "machines" without providing specific evidence.
Democrats have won 54 US Senate seats and 254 US House seats, giving them comfortable majorities in both chambers of Congress, even as counting continues in some races. Charles Stewart III, a political scientist at MIT, stated that the reporting of vote counts on election night proceeded as normal.
Mr Trump has also offered an analysis for the Republican losses, acknowledging on Fox News that the Iran war contributed to the defeat. Vice-President JD Vance has similarly attributed the party's election loss to the Iran war, which began in February and has affected global oil and gas supplies.