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Donald Trump has vowed a political comeback after Republicans lost control of Congress in last Tuesday’s midterm elections, setting the stage for a fierce confrontation between the White House and an incoming Democrat-led Congress.
The election results leave Trump politically weakened as he enters the final two years of his presidency. They also open the door to sweeping Democratic investigations into Trump, his family and senior administration officials.
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Trump Vows to Fight Back
Trump took to Truth Social over the weekend to respond to the defeat. “America took a giant step back in History with the results of the last Election,” he wrote, also noting that the stock market fell after the vote. “But have no fear, we will be back, BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!”
On Friday, Trump appointed hardline advisor Stephen Miller as his new chief of staff. The move signaled an aggressive response to the losses, even as senior Republicans — including Vice President JD Vance — reflected on why the party performed so poorly. Miller architected Trump’s tough immigration policy, which analysts link to Republican unpopularity and their election setback.
Trump also said Saturday he had ordered the Justice Department to examine Democratic threats to impeach administration officials. He called those threats “extortion.”
Democrats Promise Accountability
With control of committees in both chambers of Congress, Democrats can now summon officials, demand documents and hold public hearings. Likely areas of scrutiny include the Trump family’s business and cryptocurrency dealings, government contracts involving billionaire Elon Musk, cuts to federal agencies, immigration enforcement and the conduct of the Iran war.
Hakeem Jeffries, set to become Speaker of the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, said he supports efforts to remove Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. “I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution,” Jeffries told ABC. He called Hegseth a key architect of the war on Iran, which began in February, and accused him of abusing his power and undermining national security. “Pete Hegseth has got to go,” Jeffries said.
Trump, however, defended Hegseth on Sunday. “He’s guilty of two things, basically winning two wars,” Trump told reporters, referring to the January raid on Venezuela that removed President Nicholas Maduro and the ongoing conflict with Iran. “We won in Venezuela. We won in 48 minutes. And we won in Iran,” he said.
Justice Department Prepares to Defend Officials
Attorney General Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer for Trump, pledged to defend the president and his senior officials against Democratic pressure. “Of course the Department of Justice will be there to defend him,” Blanche told CNN, referring specifically to Miller.
Democrats pushed back sharply. Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, argued that protecting Trump’s cabinet is not the attorney general’s role. “All he wants to do is protect Donald Trump and his administration officials. That is not his job,” Garcia told CNN. He vowed to investigate “those that are committing crimes against the American public” and added: “We’re not going to be intimidated.”
