White House says Trump is ‘still your president’ after Democrats take Congress
A White House post followed Democrats’ November 3 midterm wins in both chambers. Their expected majorities could let them advance legislation, investigate the administration and block appointments.
The White House posted on X on November 4 that Donald Trump was “still your president,” according to AFP, a day after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections. The message followed sweeping Republican losses in a vote AFP described as a referendum on Trump’s second term.
The post paired a picture of Trump at the Resolute Desk with the words “PSA: TRUMP IS STILL YOUR PRESIDENT.” It added, “Thank you for your attention to this matter,” a phrase Trump frequently uses in social media messages, AFP reported. The White House message came as the election results shifted control of Congress away from the Republicans, who had held both chambers.
Democrats’ expected majorities in Congress
The scale of the shift was reflected in the seat totals DW reported for the new Congress, which begins in January: Democrats were set to hold at least 237 House seats to Republicans’ 139, and 54 Senate seats to Republicans’ 44. Those are expected figures for the incoming Congress, not a description of a Congress already convened.
Democrats flipped seven highly competitive Senate seats, including seats in states DW described as reliably Republican. With control of both chambers, Democrats can pass legislation, launch investigations into the Trump administration and block appointments, AFP reported. Those powers give the party tools to scrutinize the administration and shape congressional action; Trump, however, has threatened to veto legislation, which could constrain what Democrats achieve.
Trump and Vance respond to the losses
DW reported that Trump said he was willing to work with Democrats while promising to veto legislation. Speaking outside a White House ballroom construction site, he said the Iran war had driven gasoline prices up “a little bit short term.” Vice President JD Vance offered a more direct explanation, calling the war the “reason we lost,” DW reported.
The remarks link the administration’s account of the result to the economic effects of the war, while AFP also described frustration over living costs and tariffs. Those are reported explanations and characterizations of the losses, rather than independently established voter motivations. The election result transfers control of Congress; the balance between Democratic legislation and investigations, and Trump’s use of his veto, will shape what the new majorities can accomplish after they take office in January.
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Sources and context
- White House insists Trump is ‘still your president’ after midterm routAFP, republished by The Straits Times
- US midterms: Democrats take House, Senate from RepublicansDW
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