What A Potential Republican Electoral Sweep Means For The Country

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🗓️ 7 November 2024

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The presidential race is called. And the candidates have spoken. That includes Vice President Kamala Harris, who spoke Wednesday afternoon in Washington D.C. after conceding to President-elect Trump.

But it's not just the presidency the Republicans managed to sew up this election cycle. The GOP is now in control of the Senate. And as votes are still being counted, it looks like the party has a solid chance of taking the House as well.

We discuss what the Republican Trifecta means for the election.

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0:46.1	The presidential election is over.
0:48.3	I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president.
0:59.4	And along with that presidential election, there was also a congressional election. Republicans now
1:04.6	control the Senate and control of the House is still up in the air.
1:08.9	What does a Republican trifecta mean for its legislation over the next
1:12.4	four years and President-elect Donald Trump's agenda? We get into it after the break. I'm Jen White.
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