Washington DC/IBNS, Nov. 4 -- US President Donald Trump has claimed that he would have swept the November 3 midterm elections if his name had been on the ballot, seeking to explain the Republican Party's defeat against Democrats two years into his second term.

When reminded that he had appealed to voters during the campaign to treat him as though he were contesting the elections, Trump said many voters were unhappy with the Republican candidates.

At a campaign rally ahead of the elections, Trump had urged voters to consider his presidency while casting their ballots.

"So I'm asking you to pretend that I'm on the ballot. I'm on the ballot," he had told supporters.

The Democratic Party has won control of both the US Senate and the House...