Milan, June 3 (LaPresse) – “At the November midterm elections, we only need to take 6 seats from the Republicans to win the majority in the House, and we are in a position to do it.” This was stated in an interview with la Repubblica by Hakeem Jeffries, leader of the Democrats in the US House of Representatives, according to whom President Donald Trump “is now only trying to repair the damage he has caused.” “On this point, I must say we greatly appreciated the firm stance taken by Italian Prime Minister Meloni, both on Iran and Ukraine,” Jeffries added, noting that if his prediction comes true, he would become Speaker of the US House in January. According to Jeffries, gaining control of the House in the midterm elections “is not an impossible task.” “This is confirmed both by polls and by fundraising trends. Historical precedents are also on our side,” he said. “In the 2018 midterm elections, during Trump’s first presidential term, we needed to take at least 25 seats from Republicans to regain the House majority. In the end, we won 40, far more than expected. Back then Trump was much more popular than he is now, and there was no war in Iran, no energy crisis, no rising gas prices and no increasing inflation. These are all conditions that could favour a very significant result,” he argued. Asked about the Senate, he said it is “more difficult, because the distribution of seats up for election in the upper chamber does not favour us, but it is not excluded.” “The president is clearly desperately seeking an agreement with Tehran, because he understands how unpopular the war he has triggered is and how damaging its economic effects are for him, starting with the energy crisis and rising fuel prices. The problem is that his goals are now reduced to simply repairing the damage he has caused,” he added.
USA, Jeffries: “Democratic comeback has begun, in November the House will be ours”
Milan, June 3 (LaPresse) – “At the November midterm elections, we only need to take 6 seats from the Republicans to win the majority in the House, and we are in a position to do it.” This was stated in an interview with la Repubblica by Hakeem Jeffries, leader of the Democrats in the US House of Representatives, according to whom President Donald Trump “is now only trying to repair the damage he has caused.” “On this point, I must say we greatly appreciated the firm stance taken by Italian Prime Minister Meloni, both on Iran and Ukraine,” Jeffries added, noting that if his prediction comes true, he would become Speaker of the US House in January. According to Jeffries, gaining control of the House in the midterm elections “is not an impossible task.” “This is confirmed both by polls and by fundraising trends. Historical precedents are also on our side,” he said. “In the 2018 midterm elections, during Trump’s first presidential term, we needed to take at least 25 seats from Republicans to regain the House majority. In the end, we won 40, far more than expected. Back then Trump was much more popular than he is now, and there was no war in Iran, no energy crisis, no rising gas prices and no increasing inflation. These are all conditions that could favour a very significant result,” he argued. Asked about the Senate, he said it is “more difficult, because the distribution of seats up for election in the upper chamber does not favour us, but it is not excluded.” “The president is clearly desperately seeking an agreement with Tehran, because he understands how unpopular the war he has triggered is and how damaging its economic effects are for him, starting with the energy crisis and rising fuel prices. The problem is that his goals are now reduced to simply repairing the damage he has caused,” he added.
