United States: the White House, the House and the Senate, the Republican trifecta

The Republican Party retained its majority in the House of Representatives following the legislative elections, a victory announced by the American media on Wednesday which will ensure Donald Trump comfortable control of the levers of power for his return to Washington. The new president-elect and the conservative camp thus achieve a trifecta with the presidency and the two houses of Congress, which reinforces Trump’s resounding political comeback.

According to the projections of CNN et NBC Newsthe Republicans obtained at least 218 seats out of the 435 at stake and thus keep their majority in the House of Representatives, after having already wrested the Senate from the Democrats during the elections last week. “It was a decisive victory across the nation. People want to see us implement and enforce our “America First” agenda.“, greeted Republican Representative Mike Johnson, who should, barring any major surprises, continue to preside over the House.

On the Senate side, the Republicans chose John Thune, from a rather traditional Republican line, as leader on Wednesday. The South Dakota elected official said:extremely honored» of his victory, ensuring that the Republican team was “united behind President Trump’s agenda“. The choice of John Thune, elected to the US Senate since 2005, marks the end of the era of Republican tenor Mitch McConnell, who had stormy relations with Donald Trump.

Controlling Congress will facilitate the task of the 45th and future 47th president, who has promised to implement radical measures, including mass expulsions of migrants, tax cuts and deregulation. But Donald Trump has also demonstrated his desire to bypass the laborious confirmation processes by senators of the people he plans to appoint to key positions. To do this, he plans to use a clause that allows the president to make temporary appointments when the Senate is not in session.

The Republican is also on track to win the popular vote against Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris with 50.2% of the vote according to NBC Newsbased on a count still in progress. Each of the seven “Swing States”, these key states which were likely to swing during the election, also fell into his hands.