US Midterm elections 2022: Joe Biden hails ‘strong night’ for Democrats
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US President Joe Biden has claimed vindication the day after the US midterm elections, saying Democrats had “a strong night” and he planned to change nothing about his approach despite facing the likelihood of divided government in the nation’s capital.
He brushed off concerns that Republicans, who are on track to take control of the House of Representatives, will investigate his administration and family in what could swiftly become a bruising stretch of his presidency. “I think the American people will look at all that for what it is, almost comedy,” the president said.
While the Republicans are edging closer to taking Congress, either party could still win the Senate, which hinges on three races that are too close to call. Normally the party in power suffers losses during the president’s first midterm elections, but an expected “red wave” has not materialised.
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