President Donald Trump threatened to veto every piece of legislation put forward during the second half of his administration if Democrats flip control of the House or Senate during next month’s midterm elections. “Well, I think the Republicans are going to win. But if there was, you call it gridlock, what happens is I veto […]

President Donald Trump threatened to veto every piece of legislation put forward during the second half of his administration if Democrats flip control of the House or Senate during next month’s midterm elections.

“Well, I think the Republicans are going to win. But if there was, you call it gridlock, what happens is I veto everything,” Trump told reporters Friday morning while speaking on the South Lawn. “And then the Democrats come and they want to make a deal. So we’ll work it out.”

Historical precedent and polling data suggest Democrats are on the cusp of flipping at least the House next month and possibly the Senate, due to public frustration over the Iran war and high costs of living.

So, they will override his veto

    • BillyClark@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      16 days ago

      Even billionaires took a long time to figure it out.

      But really, Democrats aren’t doing too badly in the current situation.

      And Trump has demonstrated over and over that even if you swear fealty to him, he’ll stab you in the back for even a small personal benefit.

    • acchariya@lemmy.world
      3·
      16 days ago

      There is a subtle but important difference between blowing smoke up his ass and putting your tongue up his ass. I don’t think there was any smoke in the room with the tech ceos.