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"It is now time for members of both parties to unite, show partiality and maintain the American economic miracle," Trump said Wednesday at a press conference at the White House.
He badociated his call to unity with a threat to Democrats – and again violently attacked the media and journalists.
Trump's Republicans lost control of the House of Representatives for the benefit of Democrats in Tuesday's elections, claiming their majority in the Senate, the other US House of Commons, but claiming it. You have as before 51 of the 100 seats in safety. There could be more, because apart from Florida and Mississippi, the races in Arizona and Montana were still open Wednesday.
The elections were preceded by an intense campaign, sometimes reaching the limit of equity. Above all, Trump had focused on the subject of migration and – without providing any evidence – had painted sinister scenarios of violent immigrants. He also tried to mobilize his supporters by describing the Democrats as a real threat to the country. His opponents accused him of widening social gaps and poisoning the political climate. Trump said that he would like to strike a softer note, but has no choice but to defend himself against violent attacks against him.
Trump said that Republicans and Democrats could use the new constellation to progress together in infrastructure or the health system. As an example of possible non-partisan cooperation, Trump also cited environmental policy or the wall he was aiming for at the border with Mexico. "I want this wall," he says. "We need this wall." He will fight for this and now wants to see what is possible here with the Democrats.
Trump warned the Democrats at the same time, with their majority now won in the US House of Commons to open investigations against him and his government. The US president has threatened to investigate the Democrats in the context of power games, including because of the disclosure of confidential information to the Senate, and announced that he would then adopt a "position of fight. " "You can play this game, but we can play it better."
With their majority won in the House of Representatives, Democrats could open Trump investigations, including an impeachment procedure. Trump does not have to fear such a procedure at the moment because it would be in the Senate and should be decided by a two-thirds majority. Democrats could permanently engage Trump and his key employees in unpleasant tasks. It is also possible that Trump's investigations give unpleasant results. His reign would be more difficult.
Among other things, Democrats have long been asking Trump to publish his tax returns in vain. The question of whether Trump's campaign camp had colluded with Russia during the campaign for the 2016 presidential election has not been definitively clarified. This is also a report from the FBI's special investigator Robert Mueller. Trump speaks of "witch hunt".
He called the election result – despite losses in the House of Representatives – a historic victory for himself and his Republicans. His party had won this victory, although the Democrats had a financial advantage thanks to the generous donations from the election campaign. In addition, Republicans had been confronted with the election campaign with "hostile media coverage".
At the White House press conference, another scandal erupted: Trump kicked off an open discussion with CNN reporter Jim Acosta on the open stage. "You are a terrible and scandalous person," the president told a well-known journalist in the United States. CNN must be ashamed to employ someone like Acosta. The journalist had asked about ongoing investigations in Russia. On several occasions, Trump has also called for other reporters to shut up. Almost two years ago, Trump had already faced Acosta in New York, even before he took office, because he had not liked his questions.
Mid-term elections are traditionally an agreement with the president's party. Republicans' losses were relatively moderate. Open Senate races in Florida, Arizona and Mississippi were held on Wednesday. In Mississippi, a poll will be held on November 27 because none of the candidates has reached a majority. In other states, Republican candidates were just ahead of the match, but the numbers were too short to reach a final result. In Florida, Democratic Senator Bill Nelson asked for a recount of votes on Monday. Recently, his Republican opponent Rick Scott was a slim leader.
In Montana, Democrats defended their seat in the Senate. Democratic Senator Jon Tester triumphed over Republican challenger Matt Rosendale, US television channels CNN and Fox News reported on Wednesday. Tester headquartered since 2007 for Montana in the US Senate.
The state is considered more republican. US President Donald Trump won there by a net margin in the 2016 presidential campaign. The Republicans had hoped for a seat. But that did not happen.
Voter turnout in the mid-term elections has increased considerably compared to the vote of four years ago. CNN reported that 113 million people voted, a rate of about 48%. In the mid-term elections, four years ago, only about 83 million US citizens voted, representing nearly 37 percent.
In the Senate, the conditions for the Republicans were favorable, as only 35 out of 100 positions were candidates for the elections and most of them had to be defended by the Democrats. In addition, the 435 seats were allocated to the House of Representatives. It is expected that there will be as many women as ever before. In the calculation of CNN 96 women in this House of Parliament. According to the US Congressional Research Service, the previous female record was 85 between 2015 and 2017.
Abroad, politicians and the business community have said that Trump is staying the course despite the loss of power in the House of Representatives. "It would be a mistake, now, to change the course of Donald Trump," tweeted Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. The Kremlin, too, does not expect any major changes, saying that Russia sees little prospect of détente between the two countries after the elections. The German economy continues to face headwinds from Washington.
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