The next Democratic leader in the House of Representatives threatens those who exploit their positions to enrich themselves

The most prominent Democratic leaders in the US House of Representatives pledged today to use the majority that his party is expected to have to fight corruption, in elections in which accusations of President Donald Trump of illicit enrichment emerged as one of the main issues among voters.

The leader of the Democratic minority in the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, who is expected to assume the presidency of the House in the new Congress, said to his supporters, “We will hold accountable those who dragged this country to unprecedented levels of corruption.”

He added, "When officials in high positions are busy enriching themselves, their family members, friends, or their financiers, they do not care about improving the lives of the American people."

A White House official confirmed that the atmosphere in the US presidential headquarters is characterized by "challenging", despite the Democrats achieving early victories on Tuesday in the midterm elections, in a result that represents a blow to President Donald Trump.

The American official said, according to the American Press Agency: “The atmosphere in the White House is challenging,” indicating that Trump will stop the “extremist left,” regardless of the results, and warned, “Prepare for what is coming.”

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump launched an attack on the conservative Fox News channel, in light of his mounting frustration with the start of the results of the midterm elections, which he is following from the White House.

Trump posted three angry messages on his platform, “Truth Social,” in which he held the channel responsible for the decline in viewership, attributing this to what he described as its weak loyalty to him.

Trump said in one of his messages: “Fox is witnessing a significant decline, not because of me, but because it stands against me!”

In another post, he described one of the channel’s program presenters as “very stupid,” while in a third post he attacked an election poll conducted by the channel, describing it as “the worst.”

He also wrote: “Fox’s viewership ratings are declining sharply (27%) because it spends too much time covering Democrats who are obsessed with Trump!”

The midterm elections are of crucial importance for the remainder of Trump's second presidential term, as Republicans face the possibility of losing their majority in Congress to Democrats, which could lead to restricting the president's powers.

Trump's statements came shortly before he hosted an evening to follow up on the election results, in the presence of members of his government and officials in his administration, in the East Hall of the White House.

A White House official told Agence France-Presse: “The president did everything he could on the ground and did whatever was necessary,” stressing that the Republicans are now “in a better position than they were four weeks ago.”

Trump had organized almost daily election rallies during the month leading up to the elections, calling on Republicans to “act as if his name was on the ballot,” despite his approval ratings falling to record low levels.

But opinion polls indicate that Democrats have a good chance of regaining control of the House of Representatives, and perhaps the Senate as well, in light of voters’ dissatisfaction with the high costs of living and the war on Iran.

Trump hinted, in a phone interview with CBS on Tuesday, that he would become “Mr. Veto,” pledging to block any legislation put forward by the Democrats if they won the majority.