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
Yeah, it’s actually an amazing incentive to pass progressive bills that tackle affordability and inequality. Since the laws will go no where, Moderates can vote yes because they don’t have to be concerned about their leash holders. MAGA will be clearly all about culture war and oligarch power rather than their facade of caring for “real Americans”.
This is assuming the Dems can get their shit together and focus on economic and corruption issues.
This is assuming we can also get AIPAC the fucking fuck away from our politicians.
That’d be nice but I’m thinking even simpler things that expose the MAGA-cares-about-Americans lie and avoid third rail topics. The point is to punch fatal holes in Trump’s power. Overreaching is the easiest way to blow any lead that we gain. I don’t want to sound like Seth Moulton but we’re going to get much farther by picking the right battles. The MAGA base feeds on culture war bullshit so don’t give it to them.
If you want to go international, start with Ukraine and Iran. We don’t even need to investigate the kompromat. Just pass a bill with undeniable support for Ukraine - missiles, intel, etc.
Dems should start holding daily WH-style press conferences in a dedicated space. Give it enough gravitas that the right wing news can’t ignore it.