The Republican Party retained its majority in the House of Representatives, according to American media on Wednesday, a victory which confirms the control of Congress by the conservative camp and will ensure President-elect Donald Trump comfortable control of the levers of power.
According to CNN and NBC News projections, Republicans have secured at least 218 seats and maintain their majority in the House of Representatives, having already wrested the Senate from Democrats in elections last week.
The 78-year-old billionaire and the conservative camp have achieved a trifecta with the presidency and both Houses of Congress, which reinforces the resounding political comeback of the former Republican president.
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“This was a decisive victory across the nation. People want to see us implement and apply our ‘America First’ program,” greeted Republican Representative Mike Johnson on Tuesday, who should, barring any major surprises, continue to preside over the House.
“We have a program for the first 100 days, lowering food costs, lowering energy costs, securing the border, getting the economy moving so families who were struggling can get back on track.” , added Steve Scalise, Republican tenor in Congress.
During the November 5 presidential election, Donald Trump also won the popular vote against Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris with 50.2% of the vote according to NBC News. Each of the seven key states that were likely to swing during the election also fell into his hands.
Radical measures announced
Controlling Congress will make the task of the 45th and future 47th president easier, who has promised to implement radical measures, including mass expulsions of migrants, tax cuts and deregulation.
But Donald Trump has 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.
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In addition, the legal horizon for Donald Trump, criminally convicted and targeted by multiple prosecutions, has brightened considerably since the conservative Supreme Court recognized in July a broad presumption of criminal immunity for presidents of the United States.
In New York, a judge who was to rule Tuesday on the legality of his criminal conviction in light of the Supreme Court’s decision postponed his decision until November 19.
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