The key facts

  • Time released a cover with Trump, his mouth sealed with an 'I Voted' sticker
  • The cover is dedicated to the results of the US midterm congressional elections on November 3
  • According to AP, Democrats won 221 seats in the House of Representatives and 53 in the Senate

Time cover and election results

Time magazine has unveiled a new cover featuring US President Donald Trump, whose mouth is sealed with an 'I Voted' sticker. The magazine published the photo on Facebook, reports Gazeta.Ru. The cover is dedicated to the US midterm congressional elections held on November 3.

What changed in Congress

As a result of the vote, the Democratic Party won a majority in the House of Representatives in addition to the Senate. According to the Associated Press, in the Senate Democrats took 53 seats against 42 mandates for the Republicans, and in the House of Representatives 221 seats against 129 for the Republicans. Time explains the meaning of the cover this way: for the first time since Trump's return to Washington, Democrats will be able to set the legislative agenda, compel administration officials to testify, investigate corruption allegations, and force Republicans to make difficult decisions. Earlier, as the magazine notes, an Americanist predicted chaos inside the US after the elections; the seat distribution figures cited come from AP as retold by Gazeta.Ru, and the final official results are not discussed in the publication.