Trump reverses course on former MAGA ally Greg Abbott at breakneck speed after his election defeat becomes clear

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President Donald Trump made a dizzying reversal in his support for MAGA ally Greg Abbott after losing his re-election bid for Texas governor.

As voters went to the polls Tuesday morning, Trump gushed about the “strong and well-respected” Republican. The president spoke of Abbott “fighting tirelessly to defend Texas values” and listed a platform that seemed aligned with his domestic agenda, such as maintaining the security of the southern border and reducing taxes and regulations.

“Greg Abbott has my complete and total support for re-election. He is an exceptional governor and man. GET OUT AND VOTE FOR GREG – HE WILL NEVER LET YOU TOUCH!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social article.

But then the votes came.

Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Abbott, 52.8 to 45.7 percent, according to results updated by The Associated Press Wednesday evening. Hinojosa will be the first Democrat to be sworn in as Texas governor in more than 30 years and the first Latina in state history.

Shortly after the AP called the race Tuesday night, Trump turned on Abbott, whom he was praising just hours before.

“If Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, hadn’t gone RINO (Republican In Name Only) in the last six months of his political life, he wouldn’t have lost. He went back to his original formula, and it wasn’t pretty!” the president wrote on Truth Social.

During his concession speech, Abbott said he called Hinojosa to congratulate her.

“There are still votes to be counted, but mathematically we cannot win this election,” Abbott told his supporters. “I let Gina know that I would help her and her team through a period of transition.

“But I also want everyone to know that what I’m most proud of is that you all helped me become your governor for 12 years. Thank you very much.”

James Talarico also defeated Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in their Senate race, adding to Democrats’ remarkable victories in the ruby ​​red state.

Other Democrats, including Roy Cooper in North Carolina, Annie Andrews in South Carolina, Josh Turek in Iowa, Adam Hamilton in Kansas and Sherrod Brown in Ohio, won key Senate elections.

The party is now poised to take control of the Senate as well as the House of Representatives, in what people are calling a blue tsunami.

Trump is coping with his party’s brutal election defeats by blaming other Republicans, despite telling his supporters to pretend to be on the ballot, and trying to deflect attention by focusing on his unpopular White House renovations.

In his first public appearance since the crushing defeat, Trump stood on the floor of his under-construction, multimillion-dollar ballroom in the demolished East Wing.

“This is the safest place in Washington,” Trump said. “It’s good for me. It’s relaxing.”