Trump Says He Would Become 'Mr. Veto' If Democrats Win Congress in Midterms

President Donald Trump said he would become "Mr. Veto" if Democrats win control of Congress in Tuesday's midterm elections, according to an interview with Fox News columnist Miranda Devine that was posted on X and reported on Sunday, November 1, 2026. "If that happens, I guess I'll become Mr. Veto," Trump said, adding that "at some point, we'll probably make deals." He said it would not be the first time a president lacked control of the House or the Senate. In that situation, he said, Congress sends bills up, the president vetoes them, and after a month or two the sides make a deal. Asked for his final message to voters before the November 3 vote, Trump highlighted record individual income, record employment, a strong military and a return to manufacturing. Polls forecast a difficult night for Republican candidates, and some predictions say Republicans will likely lose the House. Some races may not be called right away.

Right-leaning outlets are the ones covering this story most fully. The Washington Examiner leads with the veto remark, says a Democratic win would force Trump to make concessions on his agenda, and quotes his comments about vetoed bills being "wasted." It also links to a poll showing voters prefer a Democratic Congress. The Daily Mail, which is a right-leaning source, uses a similar headline but adds Trump's economic claims, then counters them with data: employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, July was revised negative, and wages are rising more slowly than prices. Alternative outlets differ in emphasis. NewsNation notes that Trump had a GOP Congress for the first two years of both terms and lost the House in 2019, while The Times of India highlights a quote that Democrats would "become garbage." Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while the right-leaning and alternative outlets had.