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.
Honestly? Make him do it. Take him up on the offer, and make him be the president who vetoed some of the most popular legislation in history. Don’t stop putting popular bills on his desk. Make it extremely clear that republicans are the reason nothing is getting done. Fucking weaponize their obstructionist BS, instead of simply rolling over and claiming there’s nothing to do about it.
Yes, and they need to use social media so hard for that. Really lean into that.
One of the more useful functions of those platforms would be to do an end-run around the Murc’s Law Media.