US President: Trump fuels doubts about congressional election and threatens Democrats
After his Republicans' crushing defeat in the election, Donald Trump initially showed insight. But now the President is striking back again.
US President Donald Trump has raised doubts about the outcome of the congressional elections, which his Republican Party lost heavily, and threatened the winning Democrats over possible investigations into his allies. On his Truth Social platform, he instructed Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate Democratic politicians, calling their planned investigations "extortion".
Trump also questioned the Democrats' lead in the parliamentary elections, despite having quickly accepted the result after the landslide victory on Tuesday. He appointed right-wing hardliner Stephen Miller as his chief of staff, seen as a challenge to the Democrats, who will hold majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate from January.
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