Democratic victories in red and battleground states, fueled in large part by opposition to Trump’s policies, propelled the party to win control of both the House and the Senate.
\n\nHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told MS NOW today that the midterm elections marked an “incredible victory for the American people all across the country, and a stunning rebuke for MAGA extremism.”
\n\nHakeem Jeffries at an election night watch party in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Tom Williams / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
\n\n“We were confident that we were going to take back control of the House, and certainly that we had an opportunity to win a significant number of seats deep into Trump territory above that,” he said this morning, adding that the current Democratic lead in the House following election night was “a stunning number.”
\n\nJeffries, who is on the cusp of becoming the country’s first Black House speaker, said the Democrats would turn their focus to “bringing costs down for working Americans.”
\n\nThe American people “want us to get things done on their behalf because life is way too expensive,” he said. “We ran on affordability. We won on affordability, and now it’s our job to govern…
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