“28-1” – Trump Celebrates Big Election Night, Blasts Fake News Media
The American Lookout Headlines homepage has 60 new headlines every 24 hours - click here to see it.
President Donald Trump said his endorsed candidates posted a 28-1 record in Tuesday’s elections.
Following the results, Trump celebrated the performance of his endorsed candidates and criticized news coverage that focused on the lone defeat rather than the overall record.
I was 28-1 last night on Endorsements, and numerous of them were outliers, but if you studied the Fake News, you would think it was just the opposite, 1-28. All they talked about was the one, and that’s why they call it the FAKE NEWS! President DJT
According to Ballotpedia, President Donald Trump has maintained a strong record of success in Republican primary endorsements, with a 98% success rate in 2026 primary elections.
The figure continues a trend of high-profile victories for Trump-backed candidates in recent election cycles. Trump recorded a 100% primary endorsement success rate in 2025 and a 96% success rate in 2024, demonstrating the continued influence of his endorsements among Republican primary voters.
Trump’s endorsement activity has varied significantly from year to year. In 2025, he made four primary endorsements, all of which contributed to his perfect success rate for the cycle. In 2024, a much larger election year, Trump issued 270 primary endorsements as candidates across the country sought his support ahead of competitive Republican contests. Trump had a 96% success rate that year for primary races and 89% for the general election endorsements.
