But in the phone interview, Trump put on a brave face — and offered an olive branch: He said that he would be willing to work with Democrats.
“They’ve already called, and they want to work with me. I have the right to veto everything, but I don’t want to be just sitting there for two years just vetoing everything,” he said.
While a handful of seats remain to be counted, the Democrats have won comfortable majorities in both the House of Representatives, where they have secured at least 253 seats out of 435, and in the Senate, where they have won at least 54 out of 100.
Trump has since posted a picture on his Truth Social account using the Make America Great Again red baseball hat to read “VETO”. Despite the Democrats’ success, as president, Trump holds broad executive authority, with Article 1, Section 7 of the US Constitution stipulating that the president has the power to reject legislation passed by Congress through a veto.
Congress can override the veto, but would need to have a two-thirds majority, something that the Democrats do not have in either chamber.
But Trump’s comments to Politico underscore an alternate possibility — the president may pick and choose when to veto, and when to work with Democrats.
Trump admitted to not knowing what’s written in his truth social account. It’s not him typing all that shit.
The way to make deals with Trump is to flatter him. Make a huge bill with everything we want in it, especially Medicare for all. Throw Trump a few bones like the DC golf course and the arch and then name the bill the “Trump is the Greatest President Ever!” bill.
At the very least he would be tortured at the prospect of vetoing it. But there’s a chance he’d sign it. He’s vain enough and demented enough to do it.
Appeasement never works, not with Trump, not with any psycho. If you concede anything to him, me just doubles his demands and comes back at you.
Mamdani tried this with him on the Sunnyside housing project proposal. Brought a fake newspaper with a headline that hailed him for building housing. So far nothing to show for yet.
That’s different than drafting a bill that he can sign into law.
Back to business as usual in DC…
Who the fuck writes this nonsense. My god amerikkka is brainwashed. I mean the citizens not just the republicans. Bin it.
What makes you say that? Are you aware of the political situation that gives the US a “lame duck” president?
A lame duck president is one who can’t veto anything
Um…no. it isn’t. It’s a president who is up against a congress controlled by the opposing party. Obama’s last 2 years were lame duck years because Eepublucans controlled the Senate. There is no such thing m, in the US constitution, as a president who can’t veto. His veto can be overridden, but he still has the power to do so. Trump isn’t in that situation. His veto powers will stick because the Dems don’t have the 2/3 majority support to override his veto power. He get any bills passed without mollifying the Dems, but they can’t get any passed without mollifying him, either. Please, read a Civics book.
No, a lame duck is someone with none to limited power
Wow, I gave you the specifics and you still don’t understand. A lame duck president doesn’t lose his veto powers. A lame duck presidency is caused by political gridlock - which prevents both sides from getting anything done. We have them, at some point, in almost every presidency. If you think Trump is neutered, then you’re a fool. He’s still dangerous, just not as dangerous as he was on Monday.
I don’t understand what three of these three comments are actually trying to say, and I’m absolutely furious!
Oh I was hoping for things to get better not just slow down slightly. I mean, I only have the past 250 years or so of USA history to show what always happens.
Amerikkka rolled back to 2020. Wow. Good job lmfao.
