After the election, despite the Democratic takeover of the House, President Trump claimed he had won a "big victory". He indicated that he looked forward to "a beautiful bipartisan-type situation" but promised to assume a "warlike posture" if House Democrats launched investigations as attacks on his administration. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi asserted that her party won gains because of voter desire to "[restore] the Constitution's checks and balances to the Trump administration".[151] Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Senate Democrats performed "much better than expected" in a difficult election cycle.[152] Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said election day was "a very good day" for his party.[153]