President Joe Biden on Wednesday said his party’s strong performance in the 2022 US midterm elections was an indication that Americans have chosen the side of democracy by giving Democrats a fighting change to remain in control of the House and Senate, the best such result by an incumbent president’s party in two decades.
With polling indicating an easy rout for Republicans as late as last week, White House officials had demurred in the days before voting started when pressed on whether the president would hold the traditional post-election day press conference. But on the heels of Tuesday night’s results, the White House announced that he would address reporters on Wednesday afternoon.
