According to CoinMeta, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on the day before the midterms that his speeches had nothing to do with the election voting, and on the day after the elections, he introduced the progress of a construction project to reporters in the White House banquet hall. Meanwhile, the Republican Party suffered a defeat that was described as nearly "extinctive." Many former and current White House officials were annoyed by Trump's refusal to take responsibility and expressed dissatisfaction with his focus on construction projects at such a time. With two years left in Trump's term, some have begun to look for opportunities to leave, while his allies are concerned about the White House's ability to retain existing staff, difficulties in recruiting new personnel, and the president's inability to focus on his governing agenda.