After Democrats swept control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, former Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton offered differing messages about how the party should use its newfound power.Harris called for Democrats to ruthlessly leverage their powers to provide "economic relief and to hold President Donald Trump's "administration accountable for their deep-seated corruption." Hillary Clinton said that "The post-Trump era begins now," while her husband offered a more conciliatory message, and even called for reining in America's national debt."On Election Day, the American people spoke loud and clear: they are done with the corruption, incompetence, and callousness coming from the White House and the capitulation of Republican leaders," Harris declared in part of a Wednesday post on X.KAMALA HARRIS BREAKS WITH LEFT FLANK, WARNS DEMS THAT IMPEACHING TRUMP IS 'NOT A GOOD IDEA'Former President Bill Clinton, former Vice President Kamala Harris, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attend the inauguration ceremonies in the U.S.Capitol Rotunda on Jan.
20, 2025 in Washington, D.C.(Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)"Now, the work begins to actually deliver results.
The American people have elected Democrats across the country in federal, state, and local races who must be ruthless in using every lever of power to deliver economic relief for working families and hold this administration accountable for their deep-seated corruption," she asserted.Hillary Clinton declared in a Wednesday post on X, "Last night, Americans made a clear call for accountability and affordability.A body politic cannot recover until its harms have been treated and its wounds have been healed.
Crimes against our people and our Constitution must be answered for.The historic abuses of the last two years must be prevented from happening again."She was the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate who lost to Republican Donald...