What did Sean Spicer predict about elections in November 2018?
Sean Spicer, Former White House press secretary; senior adviser, America First Policies ·
55 seats in the Senate…
GOP: 53 Senate seats
Spicer predicted Republicans would hold 55 Senate seats after the 2018 midterms. They ended up with 53 and lost the House.
Republicans finished the 116th Congress with 53 Senate seats, not 55, and lost the House to Democrats 235-199 (U.S. Senate Historical Office; Office of the House Historian).
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- Hannity, Fox News Channel, pre-midterm prediction segment with Tammy Bruce, asked for his Senate and House forecast.