President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE took to Twitter to defend the Republican party's performance in the midterm election, saying that they had enjoyed an "epic victory" in the Senate, while saying he had done "better than other sitting Presidents" in the House.

"People are not being told that the Republican Party is on track to pick up two seats in the U.S. Senate, and epic victory: 53 to 47," he wrote.

"The Fake News Media only wants to speak of the House, where the Midterm results were better than other sitting Presidents."

People are not being told that the Republican Party is on track to pick up two seats in the U.S. Senate, and epic victory: 53 to 47. The Fake News Media only wants to speak of the House, where the Midterm results were better than other sitting Presidents. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2018

The margin in the Senate is currently 51 to 47, with Florida and Mississippi yet to be decided.

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Republican Gov. Rick Scott has a narrow lead of under 0.2 percentage point in the Florida race over Sen. Bill Nelson Clarence (Bill) William NelsonDemocrats sound alarm on possible election chaos Trump, facing trouble in Florida, goes all in NASA names DC headquarters after agency's first Black female engineer Mary W. Jackson MORE (D), leading to a manual recount that must be completed by Sunday.

Meanwhile, in Mississippi, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) will face off Democratc challenger Mike Espy (D) in a runoff on Nov. 27.

Most political observers expect the Republicans to pick up both seats, which would expand the GOP majority in the Senate to 53-47 from 51-49 before the midterms.

Democrats are projected to win up to 39 seats in the House, according to FiveThirtyEight.

By comparison, Democrats picked up 31 seats in 2006 under then President George W. Bush, while Republicans picked up 63 seats in 2010 under President Barack Obama Barack Hussein ObamaThe Memo: Trump's strengths complicate election picture Obama shares phone number to find out how Americans are planning to vote Democrats' troubling adventure in a 'Wonderland' without 'rule of law' MORE, the two most recent midterm elections where control of the House flipped between parties.