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Trump blames GOP candidates and Fox News for midterm losses

President Trump has blamed GOP candidates and Fox News in the wake of the sweeping Democratic sweep during the midterm elections.

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Emily Feng is a White House correspondent at NPR. Previously, she was a foreign correspondent for NPR covering China, Taiwan and beyond. 

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.