Breaking down Democrats’ historic night — Transcript

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1. 0:00wave. It was an American tsunami.
2. 0:03>> Democratic leaders on Wednesday are
3. 0:05laying out their agenda, saying voters
4. 0:07have been heard.
5. 0:08>> They want us to focus on again costs,
6. 0:13chaos, corruption.
7. 0:14>> Democrats notched massive wins, picking
8. 0:16up more than two dozen House seats and
9. 0:19flipping at least seven GOP held Senate
10. 0:21seats from Maine to Texas.
11. 0:23>> It was a Watergate level repudiation.
12. 0:27Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Republicans
13. 0:29largely failed to address cost of living
14. 0:31concerns. The state's new Democratic
15. 0:34Senator elect James Talerico, who
16. 0:36defeated Republican Ken Paxton,
17. 0:38referenced the record amount of money
18. 0:40spent in his race, including millions by
19. 0:43Elon Musk.
20. 0:44>> Well, I think last night the people of
21. 0:45Texas delivered a crystal clear message
22. 0:48to the world's first trillionaire. Texas
23. 0:50is not for sale.
24. 0:51>> Democratic leaders say they will
25. 0:53prioritize affordability when they take
26. 0:55control of Congress. They have also
27. 0:57threatened investigations.
28. 0:59>> I'll get along probably with the
29. 1:01Democrats unless they want to be
30. 1:02destructive.
31. 1:03>> While showing off White House ballroom
32. 1:05construction Wednesday,
33. 1:06>> watch the beam go up.
34. 1:08>> President Trump was asked about Vice
35. 1:09President JD Vance's social media post,
36. 1:12blaming the sweeping GOP losses on the
37. 1:14war with Iran.
38. 1:15>> I think it's largely true because it
39. 1:18drove the gasoline up a little bit short
40. 1:20term. At the same time, if I had it to
41. 1:22do again, I'd have to do it again.
42. 1:23Sources tell CBS News that President
43. 1:25Trump has been asking advisers if
44. 1:27Defense Secretary Pete Hegsath should
45. 1:29stay in his role, but publicly the
46. 1:32president said Wednesday he's not
47. 1:33considering replacing him. Natalie Bran,
48. 1:36CBS News, Capitol Hill.