The votes were in and Trump won the general election by a substantial margin….and the country is screwed……The GOP too control of the Senate…..and the country is f*cked……and now the news the GOP has gained control of the House…..and the country is royally f*cked.
That’s right the news is in about the anticipated control of the House…..
Republicans have won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on US government alongside President-elect Donald Trump, the AP reports. A House Republican victory in Arizona, alongside a win in slow-counting California earlier Wednesday, gave the GOP the 218 House victories that make up the majority. Republicans earlier gained control of the Senate from Democrats. With hard-fought yet thin majorities, Republican leaders are envisioning a mandate to upend the federal government and swiftly implement Trump’s vision for the country.
When Trump was elected president in 2016, Republicans also swept Congress, but he still encountered Republican leaders resistant to his policy ideas, as well as a Supreme Court with a liberal majority. Not this time. When he returns to the White House, Trump will be working with a Republican Party that has been completely transformed by his “Make America Great Again” movement and a Supreme Court dominated by conservative justices, including three that he appointed.
Still, with a few races still uncalled the Republicans may hold the majority by just a few seats as the new Congress begins. Trump’s decision to pull from the House for posts in his administration—Reps. Matt Gaetz, Mike Waltz, and Elise Stefanik so far—could complicate Speaker Mike Johnson’s ability to maintain a majority in the early days of the new Congress. The Republican majority also depends on a small group of lawmakers who won tough elections by running as moderates. It remains to be seen whether they will stay onboard for some of the most extreme proposals championed by Trump and his allies.
And they now have a new bible….Project 2025….
The world awaits the damage that will be inflicted on it by a Trump administration….
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
It is a scenario too horrible to try to comprehend.
You sure try or depart with the rest of those ex-pats…..chuq
In 2025, the world will be holding its breath! He has managed to find a bunch of boot-lickers who are even less competent than he is.
Best wishes, Pete.
So true and so worrying. chuq
Republicans are not in complete control. The senate majority leaded said he will keep the filibuster rules in place. That means some democrats will be needed to get the sixty votes necessary to bring bills to a vote. In the house, there is the group of far right that will not always go with the rest of the Republicans. That means
needing a few democrats to gettingp some bills passed also.
But not everything requires the 60 vote…..we will see just how independent the new Senate majority leader is come January. chuq
That’s true. I said bring bills to vote, realizing it did not apply to all bills. A but of laziness on my part, not taking the effort to be more precise.
No problem we all have ‘brain farts’ every now and then LOL chuq