White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Thursday President Biden believes he did the right thing stepping out of the presidential race in July.

Republicans knocked off Democrats in two perennially contested U.S. House seats in eastern Pennsylvania while U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, one of the hardest right members of the chamber, survived a challenge in a southern Pennsylvania district with more moderate politics.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries congratulated President-elect Donald Trump, saying, "The American people have spoken."