US President Donald Trump considered that "America has taken a giant step backward in history because of the results of the recent elections," in his first reaction to the recent results of the midterm elections. Trump added, "But don't worry, we'll be back, bigger and stronger than ever!" In light of the Democrats threatening to use the parliamentary majority they gained to open investigations into the “corruption” of his administration during the first two years of his second term.
Published on: 09/11/2026 - 10:58 Last updated: 09/11/2026 - 11:13
US President Donald Trump said, “America has taken a giant step backward in history due to the results of the recent elections,” adding, “But don’t worry, we will come back, bigger and stronger than ever!” This was his first reaction to the recent results of the midterm elections, with the Democrats threatening to use the parliamentary majority they gained to open investigations into the “corruption” of his administration during the first two years of his second term.
The Democrats, who will control both chambers of Congress from next January after seizing the majority in them from the Republicans as a result of the midterm elections on Tuesday, soon announced their intention to open investigations targeting the president, his family, and senior officials in his administration.
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Trump instructed his administration's Ministry of Justice to take action in the face of the threat of officials of the upcoming Democratic majority to initiate parliamentary investigation procedures into those close to him, most notably on charges of corruption. The president believed that this approach of his opponents involved "blackmail" attempts.
US Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed in statements he made on Sunday to CNN and Fox News television stations that his department would defend members of the Trump administration if the new Democratic majority in Congress targeted them with investigations or accountability measures.
He added that if Stephen Miller, who is considered the architect of the tough immigration policy and was recently appointed White House chief of staff, was targeted, the Justice Department would be present to defend him. He added, "If there is corruption within the government, this Ministry of Justice will prosecute those responsible."
However, in his comment on the accusations directed against those close to Trump, he considered that “what the Democrats call corruption is not corruption, but rather an American success story.”
On the other hand, Democratic Representative Robert Garcia, a member of the House Oversight and Investigations Committee, accused the Minister of Justice of acting as the president's personal lawyer.
Garcia responded to Blanche on CNN, noting that “all he wants is to protect Donald Trump, his ministers, and his administration officials,” stressing that “his mission is not that.”
Garcia, who may take over as chairman of the House Investigations Committee starting in January, described the Trump family as "the most corrupt family ever to occupy the Oval Office."
He added, "Republicans are using their entire arsenal, and this is what we Democrats must do. We must fight and act offensively."
“Those who stole from Americans must be held accountable.”
As for the head of the Democratic bloc in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, who is nominated to assume the presidency of the House in January, he also criticized on Sunday the “unprecedented corruption practiced by the Trump cartel against the American people.”
He said on CNN, "Any people who deceived or robbed Americans must be held accountable in accordance with the constitutional role assigned to Congress, as a counter-authority to the unchecked executive authority."
It is possible that at the forefront of those that the Democrats intend to target are Todd Blanche and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who is the focus of criticism, even from the core of the Republican team, because of his unconditional support for the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Hakeem Jeffries accused the Defense Minister of "abusing his powers and endangering our national security," criticizing his role in Iran's "irresponsible and costly war" that led to a "significant increase in prices" in the United States and made it "less safe."
He stressed the need for “Pete Hegseth to leave,” stressing that he would unreservedly support any possible parliamentary investigations against the minister.
For his part, Trump on Sunday defended Hegseth in his conversation with reporters, saying, “He is guilty of two things: winning two wars,” in reference to the sudden American attack on Venezuela in January that toppled President Nicolas Maduro, and the ongoing war with Iran.
He added, "We were victorious in Venezuela. We recovered hundreds of billions of dollars. We were victorious in 48 minutes. We were victorious in Iran. The issue now is only when we will resolve the matter."
France 24/AFP
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