Daniel Wolfram
Trump reveals he has a special plan to stall Democratic progress in Congress until both parties make a deal.
Donald Trump already has a plan in case all the midterm polls turn out to be true.
In an interview with the New York Post’s Miranda Devine on the podcast “Pod Force One”, he laid out a new strategy to stop the Democrats from enacting new policies over the next two years if they gain a majority in Congress.
Trump does not expect to work well with his Democratic opponents.
Trump ready to become ‘Mr. Veto’
“Well, if that happens, I guess I’ll become Mr. Veto. I’m not going to let them through,” Trump said. He insisted that constant rejection would become his primary weapon, adding, “This wouldn’t be the first time you’ll have a president, and he won’t have the House or the Senate.”
Trump expects gridlock will eventually force a compromise between both parties. “They’ll be sending stuff up. You veto it, and eventually, after a month or two of getting all vetoed,” Trump explained, arguing that leaders would sit down and “make a deal.”
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Trump is no stranger to gridlock. After Republicans lost the House in 2019, he repeatedly reached for his veto power to protect his agenda, striking down a congressional resolution that sought to block his emergency declaration for a southern border wall.
A midterm disaster is looming
According to Decision Desk HQ, Democrats now hold an 83 percent chance of winning the House, leaving the GOP with just 17 percent.
Polling analysts at Decision Desk HQ calculate that Democrats have a 63 percent chance of regaining the majority in the Senate, while Republicans trail behind at 37 percent.
The last time the Democratic Party had a majority in either chamber of Congress, the party successfully impeached Donald Trump, though the effort to fully convict him stalled in the Senate both times.
