How much power will Trump have?

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How much power will Donald Trump have when he takes office? The answer could lie in the race for the U.S. Congress. CGTN’s Michael Marillier explains.    #Trump #WhiteHouse #usa #USElections

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00:00Donald Trump has staged a stunning comeback after losing the 2020 election.

00:05But his Trump card could actually be the legislature, also known as Congress.

00:10Trump's party, the Republicans, have already won control of the Senate, which is the upper

00:15chamber of Congress.

00:16Meanwhile, they're in a tight race for the lower chamber, the House of Representatives.

00:21Victory in both races will make it easier for Trump to enact laws and appoint his cabinet.

00:26It could also allow him to choose the judges he wants in the Supreme Court.

00:31Judges in that court make crucial decisions, for example, the ruling that scrapped the

00:35constitutional right to abortion.

00:37Now this is not that unusual.

00:40Sixteen of the last 21 US presidents began their first term with their party running

00:45the Senate and House.

00:46But it's not always easy to keep control.

00:49The Republicans also called the shots in both chambers when Trump won in 2016, but they

00:54suffered defeat in the 2018 midterm elections, losing the House to the Democrats.

01:00Trump will hope that doesn't happen again, because if he wants to flex political muscle,

01:04he will need a firm grip on Congress.

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