The midterms delivered a sharp rebuke to Donald Trump’s second term, with Democrats taking control of both chambers of Congress and winning in states long viewed as Republican strongholds.

Kellyanne Conway said Republicans’ losses reflected ineffective messaging and weak outreach to young voters, with campaigns spending heavily on the wrong channels.

That spending advantage failed to prevent defeats: in Texas, Republicans spent twice as much as Democrats on the Senate race, with major funding from Elon Musk, but James Talarico defeated Trump-endorsed Ken Paxton by about 12 percentage points.

Appearing on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle,” Conway criticized consultants for continuing to profit when candidates lose and for leaning on television ads instead of social media, streaming and other screens.

She said repetitive TV ads can irritate voters and called the billions spent on them money “lit ... on fire.”