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Trump dice que aceptará los resultados pero vetará las iniciativas demócratas

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha asegurado que está dispuesto a aceptar el resultado de las elecciones de medio mandato que han arrebatado el poder a los republicanos en el Congreso, pero que vetará las iniciativas demócratas. Leer

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Trump dice que aceptará los resultados pero vetará las iniciativas demócratas

In a phone interview with two journalists from The New York Times, President Trump stated that he will cooperate with Democrats to advance his legislative agenda. He expressed interest in collaborating and forming some form of agreement, a tone of reconciliation that contrasts with his combative stance in 2020 after losing the presidential election against Democratic candidate Joe Biden.

Trump had accused his opponents of election fraud, which culminated in the Capitol Hill insurrection when his supporters stormed the building to prevent the certification of the Democratic victory.

The president also mentioned in a post on his social media platform, Truth, that he blamed himself for the Republican defeat, specifically for not being included in the ballot. Despite this, Trump insisted that he would not regret nominating Darline Graham, sister of recently deceased and a key supporter Lindsay Graham, for the South Carolina Senate race, as well as Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who lost his Senate seat to Democratic nominee James Talarico by a significant margin.

However, Trump's reconciliatory tone did not last long. He later appeared on CBS News and confirmed that he will use his presidential veto power to prevent any Democratic legislative initiative he disagrees with from becoming law. He has already had several meetings with his Security Advisor, Stephen Miller, and White House Advisor Ross Vought.

As two of the most radical voices in the Trump administration, they could potentially paralyze all investigative commissions that Democrats seek to open against him and his administration for alleged irregularities committed during the last two years.

The blue wave that swept across the United States map on Tuesday night returned Democrats to control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. This overwhelming victory leaves Trump without the ability to control power in the Capitol for the remainder of his term.

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