"Shared power curbs the worst excesses of both parties, therefore I recommend voting for a Republican Congress, given that the Presidency is Democratic," Elon Musk tweeted to his 114 million followers.
"Last night the Republican Party defied history to expand our Senate majority while significantly beating expectations in the House for the midterm year," Trump told reporters at a white House news conference, a day after the Republicans lost control of the 435-member House of Representatives.