President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with Senate and House Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday addressed Republican senators at the White House, hours after the party suffered losses in the New York mayoral election and gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey.

‘I wasn’t on the ballot’

Trump, who hosted GOP senators for a White House dinner, tried to defend himself, suggesting that his name not being on the ballot affected the party’s fortunes on Tuesday.

“They say that I wasn’t on the ballot was the biggest factor. I don’t know about that, but I was honoured that they said that,” he said.

‘We learned a lot’

He, however, admitted that Republicans were not the odds-on favourites

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