{"id":34305,"date":"2017-06-23T07:08:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T07:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=34305"},"modified":"2017-06-23T07:08:10","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T07:08:10","slug":"trump-rides-high-after-republican-election-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=34305","title":{"rendered":"Trump rides high after Republican election win"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DONALD-TRAMP1\"WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump basked Wednesday in a Republican victory in a closely-watched election in Georgia, telling cheering supporters at a campaign-style rally in Iowa that \u201cthe people love us,\u201d reports AFP.<\/p>\n

Tuesday\u2019s congressional election had been widely cast as a referendum on the young administration as it battles a swirling Russian scandal and a string of legislative setbacks\u2014and the president seized on the result as a vote of confidence. \u201cWe won last night,\u201d he told the crowd in Cedar Rapids.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll we do is win, win, win!\u201d Establishment Republican Karen Handel defeated Democratic novice Jon Ossoff after what turned into the most expensive congressional race in history, retaining a seat her camp has held since 1979 — and calming party jitters about the impact of the president\u2019s troubles on local and national politics. \u201cThe truth is, the people love us,\u201d Trump crowed to the Iowa gathering. After wins in South Carolina, Kansas and Montana, Trump\u2019s Republicans have now won all four special elections held since his inauguration in January, leaving Democrats demoralized as they seek to snatch control of Congress in next year\u2019s mid-term elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey thought they were going to win last night in Atlanta,\u201d Trump jeered at the Democrats. \u201cThey spent close to $30 million on this kid!\u201d The Republican Party interpreted the results as a sign Trump\u2019s core supporters remain faithful despite turbulence in Washington: no major legislative achievements to date, a White House mired in scandal over the probe looking into possible collusion between Trump\u2019s campaign and Russian election meddling, and potential obstruction of justice by the president himself.<\/p>\n

Hammering home his campaign slogan, \u201cMake America Great Again,\u201d Trump reprised his key campaign themes: defending American borders, repealing the Obamacare \u201cdisaster,\u201d promising record tax cuts\u2014and touting \u201cthe amazing progress that we have already made.\u201d Promising once more to erect a wall on the Mexican border, he raised the possibility of building it with solar panels\u2014an idea he reportedly floated earlier this month\u2014using the energy thus generated to help cover construction costs. \u201cPretty good imagination, right? My idea,\u201d he quipped. On Capitol Hill, the Republican win in Georgia may indeed embolden the party to press ahead with Trump\u2019s political agenda, notably reform of Barack Obama\u2019s health care law and an overhaul of the tax code. The Senate\u2019s Republican leadership said it will unveil on Thursday a new health bill.<\/p>\n

The legislation faces unanimous opposition from Democrats and skepticism from some Republicans, who have voiced concern about the secrecy of the drafting process. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has insisted he wants a vote on the bill by June 30. But while the Democratic losses of recent months have been demoralizing for the party, some see reason for optimism. In each of the four congressional races, Democrats did far better than in previous elections. \u201cLast night\u2019s results were far from a disaster for Democrats, and Republicans shouldn\u2019t be tempted to believe their House majority is safe,\u201d wrote David Wasserman, an editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump basked Wednesday in a Republican victory in a closely-watched election in Georgia, telling cheering supporters at a campaign-style rally in Iowa that \u201cthe people love us,\u201d reports AFP. Tuesday\u2019s congressional election had been widely cast as a referendum on the young administration as it battles a swirling Russian scandal and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":34306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,14],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n