As Democrats are set to take control of the US Congress, the House Democrats Caucus took to social media with a confident message, posting: “Let’s get to work”.
Democrats have already flipped control of the US Senate, according to the Associated Press, while several House races are also shifting in their favour, with multiple seats turning blue.
The Democratic takeover will nevertheless give the party significant investigative powers, which lawmakers are expected to use to scrutinise Trump, his administration, family and business interests. These powers include issuing subpoenas and initiating impeachment proceedings against the president. “I think part of it was Iran, but at the same time, people understood the importance of what I have done with Iran. He expressed surprise over the election results, admitting he had expected Republicans to perform better. “I’m a little bit surprised.
Because you can’t let the number one state sponsor of terror have a nuclear weapon,” he said, historically, it will be much more important than this evening.
Trump told Fox News that Iran may have been a factor, but maintained that people also recognised the significance of his actions against Tehran. I thought they’d do better,” he said.
