US President Joe Biden confirmed his willingness to work and cooperate with the new speaker of the House of Representatives in the name of the highest American interests. This came after the Republicans managed to wrest a majority in the US House of Representatives from the Democrats, which guarantees them a legislative basis, albeit with a small majority, which allows them to oppose President Joe Biden’s work program for the next two years, and leads to a power-sharing. in Congress.
The GOP’s narrow majority in the House of Representatives will be much smaller than he had hoped, and the Republicans also failed to seize control of the Senate after a disappointing performance in the Nov. 8 midterm elections.
It comes a week after millions of Americans went to the polls to cast their votes in the midterm elections, which usually send a message of rejection to the party that controls the White House.
President Biden congratulated House Republican Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy on his party’s victory in “a majority in the House of Representatives,” expressing his willingness to “work with Republicans in the House of Representatives to get things done.” American families.”
Biden said last week’s election represented a “strong rejection of election deniers, political violence and intimidation” and showed “the strength and resilience of American democracy.”
It comes a day after former President Donald Trump announced his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election, despite the fall of many of the Republican candidates he supported.
In light of high inflation and Biden’s falling popularity, Republicans hoped to see a “red wave” sweep over America, take control of both chambers to thwart Biden’s legislative plans.
Instead, Democrats rushed to the polls, motivated by issues that matter to them, such as the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down abortion laws and fear of Trump-backed extremist candidates who are rejecting the results of the 2020 presidential election.