President Trump said Wednesday he’s hoping for a “beautiful” relationship with the new Democratic-led House, but also said he’s ready to go to war with them if he has to.

He might get to see both. At a 90-minute White House press briefing, Trump sounded optimistic and even enthusiastic about working with the new Democratic majority. He told reporters at a post-election news conference, “it really could be a beautiful, bipartisan type of situation.”