The Democrats are taking back Congress. Trump is willing to work with them, but is already threatening a veto. The mid-term elections for Congress took place in the United States - a vote called the main test for the president. Americans elected all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 out of 100 senators. According to media forecasts, the Democratic Party will win a majority in both chambers: Bloomberg estimates the array as 223 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 in the Senate, compared to 126 and 41 for the Republicans. Republicans now control Congress. Donald Trump said he was ready to accept the results and cooperate with the Democrats. According to him, the leaders of the party themselves have already contacted him and expressed a desire to work together, although the president did not specify with whom exactly he spoke. "I am fully prepared to accept these results. We will work with the Democrats," Trump said in an interview with The New York Times. But after the media predicted that both chambers would pass to Democratic control, Trump posted a picture of a cap with the words "veto" written on it. He has previously warned that if Democrats win, he will veto their documents until lawmakers agree to a deal. Trump does not consider the defeat of his Republicans: "I was not at the polls. When you participate in the elections, it's a completely different matter." He feels sorry for his fellow party members who lost, whom he called "true patriots". The White House explained the result by saying that Trump's name was not on the ballot, and his supporters vote more actively when he is running. The president himself attributed the failure to the increase in gasoline prices due to the conflict with Iran. What it means in practice: Control of Congress allows Democrats to block Trump's legislative initiatives, conduct investigations into his administration and limit government spending. A majority in the Senate gives them the right to reject candidates the president nominates for public office. And the president's veto, in turn, is a reciprocal lever: he can stop laws passed by Democrats.

The Democrats are taking back Congress. Trump is willing to work with them, but is already threatening a veto. The mid-term elections for Congress took place in the United States - a vote called the main test for the president. Americans elected all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 out of 100 senators. According to media forecasts, the Democratic Party will win a majority in both chambers: Bloomberg estimates the array as 223 seats in the House of Representatives and 54 in the Senate, compared to 126 and 41 for the Republicans. Republicans now control Congress. Donald Trump said he was ready to accept the results and cooperate with the Democrats. According to him, the leaders of the party themselves have already contacted him and expressed a desire to work together, although the president did not specify with whom exactly he spoke. "I am fully prepared to accept these results. We will work with the Democrats," Trump said in an interview with The New York Times. But after the media predicted that both chambers would pass to Democratic control, Trump posted a picture of a cap with the words "veto" written on it. He has previously warned that if Democrats win, he will veto their documents until lawmakers agree to a deal. Trump does not consider the defeat of his Republicans: "I was not at the polls. When you participate in the elections, it's a completely different matter." He feels sorry for his fellow party members who lost, whom he called "true patriots". The White House explained the result by saying that Trump's name was not on the ballot, and his supporters vote more actively when he is running. The president himself attributed the failure to the increase in gasoline prices due to the conflict with Iran. What it means in practice: Control of Congress allows Democrats to block Trump's legislative initiatives, conduct investigations into his administration and limit government spending. A majority in the Senate gives them the right to reject candidates the president nominates for public office. And the president's veto, in turn, is a reciprocal lever: he can stop laws passed by Democrats.