India, Nov. 4 -- US President Donald Trump congratulated Democrats on their strong performance in the midterm elections and said he was ready to work with them for the good of the country.

"My message is, congratulations to the Democrats, and I look forward to working with you for the good of our country," he told CBS News.

"I know a lot of Democrats. I have total veto power, and I'm sure we'll be able to work things out," Trump said.

Trump attributed the Republicans' losses largely to his absence from the ballot, claiming the party would have performed better had he been a candidate.

"I feel that I wasn't on the ballot, and there was nothing that could be done about that," he said. "If I was, we would have won."

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