Trump Vows to 'Veto, Veto, Veto' Democrats at CPAC
President Donald Trump vowed Friday night to use his presidential veto power to block legislation from a Democratic-controlled Congress, telling conservative activists at a CPAC gathering at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that Republicans still hold a powerful weapon despite their election setbacks.
"So we'll just get a veto, veto, veto, veto," Trump declared in his remarks, signaling that he intends to use the power of the presidency to counter Democrats' legislative agenda.
Trump also blamed the Democrats' wins in Tuesday's midterm elections for a massive stock market decline, claiming investors had reacted negatively to the prospect of Democrats in control on Capitol Hill.
"We have been ever since, until yesterday when they found out that the Democrats won that election, you lost $3 trillion in the stock market,"Trump said." Can you imagine? We had record stock markets, but it'll be back again."
The president expressed confidence that markets would recover as investors adjusted to the new political landscape and recognized the limits of congressional Democrats' power.
"They'll get used to it, because we have great power, called a veto," Trump said.
Trump's remarks offered a preview of his approach to divided government, with the president prepared to use his veto authority to reject Democrats' legislation rather than surrender control over his administration's policy direction.
The president also reflected on the midterm elections, emphasizing that his own name was not on the ballot despite his extensive campaigning for Republican candidates.
"We had a little interesting election," Trump said. "I was not on the ballots. Please remember that."
Trump said he had undertaken an extraordinary campaign schedule to help Republican candidates, holding dozens of rallies in the final weeks.
"We gave 30 rallies in 26 nights, and nobody's ever seen anything like it, and the love of those rallies was unbelievable," he said.
Still, several exit polls from Tuesday's elections reflected voter frustration and anger with the Trump administration and its policies.
According to exit polls conducted by NBC and Reuters, key findings included:
— 75% were dissatisfied or angry about the country's direction.
— 65% said Trump's policies had made the economy worse.
— 62% blamed Trump for high prices.
— 57% believed Trump's immigration enforcement policies had gone too far.
Trump's approval rating was at only 38%, a significant drop since he took office.
About 70% said Congress wasn't doing enough to check presidential power, including roughly 4 in 10 Republican voters.
In his remarks, the president then turned to foreign policy, defending his administration's military action against Iran and portraying it as essential to protecting Israel and the broader Middle East.
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