The US expert on Trump's backlash: "Up to proof"

Even before the election, there was talk of a "blue wave" or "blue tsunami" for the Democrats. And so it was. The party takes power in both houses of Congress.

The biggest rattlers are states that have been Republican for many years and have now elected a Democrat to the Senate, such as South Carolina, Kansas and Texas, says Emma Ricknell, political scientist at Linnaeus University.

- I was still more skeptical that it could turn out like this in the Senate. I thought the Democrats were challenging in traditionally Republican states, or at least states that tend to elect Republican senators. Now it has been broken in several cases, she says.

At the same time, it is common for the governing party to do worse in the mid-term elections. Often it is a dissatisfaction with the incumbent management that is behind the shift.

- In this case, it may have something to do with the president. He has incredibly low approval ratings, but he was also very active himself in the election campaign in a way that presidents usually aren't.

With a majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Democrats will have great influence over the budget. The party will also be able to make it much more difficult for Donald Trump to get his policies through, and may start impeachment proceedings against the president.

In an interview with the New York Times, Trump says that he will work with the Democrats in the future. But whether that actually happens remains to be seen.

- We will possibly see a Donald Trump who has to compromise more. If he doesn't, it will of course be difficult for the Trump administration to push through its policy as it has done so far, says Emma Ricknell and continues:

- But it has rarely been that way in practice. It's really up to the evidence if he means it. Somewhere he might realize that it is the most realistic.

Just moments after Trump's statement about working with Democrats, he called into Fox News. Then it sounded a little different.

- The Democrats will present completely insane proposals, and I will veto them, he said.

How the president continues to speak out, both in the media and on social media, will be something to keep an eye on going forward. It can give an indication of how the cooperation – or the lack of it – may develop.

The US expert will also follow which appearance the Democrats choose to have now.

- Will they go on the battle path or is it about something else? Is it about the politics to be pursued in Congress? What agenda are they going to outline now? says Emma Ricknell.