In a series of social media posts on November 12, 2026, US President Donald Trump accused Democrats of corruption and urged Republicans to “fight hard,” according to The Paper’s November 13 report. He singled out Democratic-led states including California, Minnesota and Illinois, alleging that large sums of money were being stolen there each month. The report did not provide evidence for those allegations.

Trump said he had asked Vice President JD Vance to focus on investigating what he called widespread corruption and crime in Democratic-led areas. He also accused Democrats of making false allegations against Republicans.

The Paper reported that Democrats had won control of both chambers of Congress from Republicans in the November 3, 2026, midterm elections. According to the report, Democrats planned to investigate Trump’s real estate projects in the Washington area and his cryptocurrency transactions after the new Congress took office. Those were plans reported at the time, not completed investigations.